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The day's news pointed at protests in Bangkok (Thailand), violence in Bangui and a disaster in les Cayes. the Central African Republic's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 72 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

435 of its 878 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bangkok accounted for 343 of Thailand's 435 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. 274 of Bangkok's 343 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

101 of its 105 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bangui accounted for 81 of the Central African Republic's 101 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Central African Republic over 30 days → its stories → Bangui stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

1,730 of its 1,989 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. les Cayes accounted for 929 of Haiti's 1,730 stories about harm, carried by 748 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Les Cayes stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Zambia

115 of its 248 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 61 of Lusaka's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

64 of its 98 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tunis accounted for 60 of Tunisia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

152 of its 425 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,030 of its 2,010 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 286 of Ashdod's 404 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (373 stories). Plane crash was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,385 of Syria's 1,991 stories about harm, carried by 808 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (148 stories). Ebola was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

303 of its 666 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 181 of Warsaw's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in South Korea (223 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Finland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Myanmar (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 63,623 stories about harm among 285,167 counted on 6 Oct.

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Evacuations were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 285,167 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Thailand. In Thailand, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic96 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti87 in 100 of its 1,989 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria76 in 100 of its 2,606 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir74 in 100 of its 394 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia72 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 18 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria503 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1385 Ashdod Israel286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Bangkok Thailand274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 343 Washington US211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1676 Albuquerque US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 291 stories about harm ● Kenya about three times as angry as the world's · 544 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as warm as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Niger about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 15,871 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 14,293 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence19% 12,066 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Health18% 11,407 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,985 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,931 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,943 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,087 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 killed20,389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations4,007 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti Stories reporting people injured3,672 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced416 at about half the usual rate · most about Haiti and Colombia Stories reporting people falling ill21 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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 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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