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13,842 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Moscow, abductions in Israel and arrests in Poland. Russia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRussia 57 in 100 of its 764 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Russia

436 of its 764 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 172 of Russia's 436 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Plague was named in 309 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with respiratory illness, outbreaks and measles. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

643 of its 919 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (265 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

44 of its 104 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Kenya

152 of its 358 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Nairobi accounted for 95 of Kenya's 152 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Ebola was named in 107 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

163 of its 295 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 94 of Ukraine's 163 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

158 of its 386 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Riyadh accounted for 88 of Saudi Arabia's 158 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

117 of its 191 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 69 of Palestine's 117 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

38 of its 129 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Kenya (107 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in US (320 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in India (35 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Canada (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 Oct. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 13,842 stories about harm among 71,751 counted on 7 Oct.

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Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Nigeria. of the day's 71,751 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. It was the third day running that the news turned to Russia. In Russia, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel70 in 100 of its 919 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Russia57 in 100 of its 764 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Nepal57 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine55 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Paris France116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Jerusalem Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Russia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 436 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 643 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 117 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,680 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice27% 3,611 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,137 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,959 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 741 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 647 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 517 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 257 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,751 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured918 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions468 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations88 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about India and Russia

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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