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People harmed in today's news.
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12,502 stories mentioning harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at snowstorms in Nepal, violence in Kyiv and arrests in Yemen. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Named far more than usualPolio, Pakistan 23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual Country that rose mostOman harm in its news about three times usual (89 stories) Where the news went quietIsrael 160 stories about its people, usually about 274 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

Nepal

82 of its 124 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Mount Everest accounted for 51 of Nepal's 82 stories mentioning harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Snowstorms were named in 17 of its stories mentioning harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Mount Everest stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

211 of its 401 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Kyiv accounted for 93 of Ukraine's 211 stories mentioning harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →

Yemen

43 of its 55 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Polio was named in 23 of its stories mentioning harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Oman

46 of its 89 stories mentioned people being harmed, about three times usual. Limah accounted for 27 of Oman's 46 stories mentioning harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Somalia

28 of its 49 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Sweden

34 of its 118 stories mentioned people being harmed, about one and a half times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Bangladesh

66 of its 153 stories mentioned people being harmed, a little more than usual. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories).

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Health

Uganda

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). HIV was named in 11 of its stories mentioning harm, about 7 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

US

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Plane crash was named in 169 of its stories mentioning harm, about 9 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Uganda (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Japan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in US (169 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storm surge in India (25 of its stories, about 8 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 1005 Oct12 Oct19 Oct26 Oct3 Nov5 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 10031 Oct: 18 in 1001 Nov: 18 in 1002 Nov: 18 in 1003 Nov: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories mentioning people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Nov. 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 12,502 stories mentioning harm among 71,428 counted on 3 Nov.

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Stories mentioning people being harmed ran about as usual, 18 in every 100 of the day's 71,428.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemenabout one and a half times usual 78 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 61 Nepalabout one and a half times usual 66 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 47 Palestineabout as usual 54 in 100 of its 117 stories, usually 58 Ukraineabout one and a half times usual 53 in 100 of its 401 stories, usually 39 Omanabout three times usual 52 in 100 of its 89 stories, usually 19

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Biggest events map →

● Palm Beach County US accidents & disasters · 270 stories, 291 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 82 stories, 218 outlets ● Kherson Ukraine attacks & violence · 47 stories, 302 outlets ● Pagosa Springs US accidents & disasters · 27 stories, 79 outlets ● Qeshm Iran attacks & violence · 39 stories, 120 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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 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'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little more grief-stricken than 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 · 211 stories mentioning harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 235 stories mentioning harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 118 stories mentioning harm

Smaller places few stories

● Oman about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories mentioning harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 47 stories mentioning harm ● Yemen about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 43 stories mentioning harm

Under 50 stories mentioning harm: read with care.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health (broad)25% 3,074 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,988 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,246 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,375 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 830 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 619 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 596 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 361 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 killed3,175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,536 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured763 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations219 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced155 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting abductions110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill18 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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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