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The day's news pointed at protests in Lisbon (Portugal), plane crash in Rwanda and illness in Port Salut. Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 39 in 100 of its 410 stories, usually 12
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Portugal

161 of its 410 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Lisbon accounted for 152 of Portugal's 161 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 145 of Lisbon's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories).

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

144 of its 259 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kigali accounted for 117 of Rwanda's 144 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Plane crash was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

Port Salut accounted for 452 of Haiti's 1,038 stories about harm, carried by 528 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (334 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

595 of its 1,060 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 261 of Taif's 286 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (285 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

159 of its 212 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Juba accounted for 129 of South Sudan's 159 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 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.

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Conflict & violence

Bhutan

28 of its 49 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

505 of its 664 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 215 of Addis Ababa's 232 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

488 of its 631 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Polio was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

22 of its 63 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). 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: whooping cough in Jordan (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Netherlands (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kuwait (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (83 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); plague in Congo (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 55,014 stories about harm among 245,853 counted on 10 Oct.

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Portugal stood out: 39% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 245,853 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Rwanda's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi95 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Yemen80 in 100 of its 1,053 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Congo79 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti78 in 100 of its 1,334 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 631 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US421 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2659 Taif Saudi Arabia261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Addis Ababa Ethiopia215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Johannesburg South Africa215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Sanaa Yemen183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 558

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: 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: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: 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 grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer 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 angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSan Marino: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNauru: 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

● Colombia about three times as warm as the world's · 329 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 758 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 838 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as warm as the world's · 120 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,405 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 13,111 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 10,086 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health19% 10,065 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,443 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,716 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,669 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 792 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 killed17,818 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,396 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,760 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting refugees1,253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill366 at about twice the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US

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 about as 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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