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People harmed in today's news.
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12,164 stories mentioning harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at flooding in Bhutan, violence in Dnipro and illness in Australia. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Named far more than usualFlooding, Bhutan 34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual Country that rose mostSpain harm in its news about twice usual (404 stories) Where the news went quietJordan 8 stories about its people, usually about 24 a day Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories mentioning harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Bhutan

37 of its 40 stories mentioned people being harmed, about 6 times usual. Sankosh accounted for 21 of Bhutan's 37 stories mentioning harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories mentioning harm, about 6 times usual.

Bhutan over 30 days → its stories → Sankosh stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

155 of its 336 stories mentioned people being harmed, a little more than usual. Dnipro accounted for 69 of Ukraine's 155 stories mentioning harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Dnipro stories →
Health

Australia

Poisoning was named in 18 of its stories mentioning harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Oman

25 of its 38 stories mentioned people being harmed, about three times usual. Khasab accounted for 21 of Oman's 25 stories mentioning harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

149 of its 404 stories mentioned people being harmed, about twice usual. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

25 of its 44 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Italy

82 of its 342 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Syria

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 27 of its stories mentioning harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (114 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); screwworm in US (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

Harm in the news: about as usual

18 in 100 stories mentioned harm, usually 19; 18 the day before
23 in 10017 in 1001 Oct8 Oct15 Oct22 Oct30 Oct1 Oct: 19 in 1002 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 20 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 19 in 1007 Oct: 19 in 1008 Oct: 20 in 1009 Oct: 20 in 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 23 in 10012 Oct: 20 in 10013 Oct: 20 in 10014 Oct: 19 in 10015 Oct: 19 in 10016 Oct: 19 in 10017 Oct: 19 in 10018 Oct: 20 in 10019 Oct: 19 in 10020 Oct: 18 in 10021 Oct: 18 in 10022 Oct: 19 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 19 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 18 in 10027 Oct: 18 in 10028 Oct: 17 in 10029 Oct: 18 in 10030 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories mentioning people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 12,164 stories mentioning harm among 68,530 counted on 30 Oct.

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Bhutan stood out: its news mentioned people being harmed about 6 times as often as usual. Stories mentioning people being harmed ran about as usual, 18 in every 100 of the day's 68,530. In Bhutan's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestineabout as usual 57 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 57 Yemena little less than usual 50 in 100 of its 54 stories, usually 61 Afghanistanabout as usual 49 in 100 of its 75 stories, usually 47 Ukrainea little more than usual 46 in 100 of its 336 stories, usually 38 Cubaabout as usual 44 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 43

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Biggest events map →

● Madrid Spain accidents & disasters · 73 stories, 167 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 41 stories, 171 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 93 stories, 199 outlets ● Mcminnville US deaths, cause not given · 62 stories, 113 outlets ● Dnipro Ukraine attacks & violence · 69 stories, 101 outlets

Events with at least 20 stories from 30 outlets.

The world today

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Feelings Events Harm
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 155 stories mentioning harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories mentioning harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 128 stories mentioning harm

Smaller places few stories

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 27 stories mentioning harm ● Ethiopia about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories mentioning harm ● South Sudan a little warmer than the world's · 13 stories mentioning harm

Under 50 stories mentioning harm: read with care.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health (broad)27% 3,237 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice26% 3,061 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,091 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,264 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood6% 682 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 678 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 520 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 305 stories · about as usual

Of the stories mentioning people being harmed, the part of life their words point to most. Read each against its usual (the mark), not against the others.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed2,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured666 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations144 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about the usual rate

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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