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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Bangui (Central African Republic), rights and justice in Wan Chai and violence in Ouagadougou. Hong Kong's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalta 81 in 100 of its 769 stories, usually 11
RegionEurope 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

392 of its 765 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Wan Chai accounted for 335 of Hong Kong's 392 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (277 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Wan Chai stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

44 of its 65 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ouagadougou accounted for 43 of Burkina Faso's 44 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Malta

622 of its 769 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Valletta accounted for 390 of Malta's 622 stories about harm, carried by 470 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (602 stories).

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Greece

362 of its 733 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Athens accounted for 287 of Greece's 362 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. 254 of Athens' 287 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (284 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

307 of its 763 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 227 of Caracas' 241 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 99 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,066 of its 1,324 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Aleppo accounted for 743 of Syria's 1,066 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

St. Martin

83 of its 85 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

82 of its 310 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Luxembourg

16 of its 61 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (97 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Malawi (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Luxembourg (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Laos (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
26 in 10019 in 10025 Sep2 Oct9 Oct16 Oct24 Oct25 Sep: 23 in 10026 Sep: 20 in 10027 Sep: 21 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 10029 Sep: 22 in 10030 Sep: 21 in 1001 Oct: 22 in 1002 Oct: 23 in 1003 Oct: 21 in 1004 Oct: 20 in 1005 Oct: 21 in 1006 Oct: 22 in 1007 Oct: 23 in 1008 Oct: 24 in 1009 Oct: 26 in 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 21 in 10013 Oct: 21 in 10014 Oct: 20 in 10015 Oct: 23 in 10016 Oct: 22 in 10017 Oct: 21 in 10018 Oct: 20 in 10019 Oct: 20 in 10020 Oct: 19 in 10021 Oct: 20 in 10022 Oct: 22 in 10023 Oct: 21 in 10024 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 51,683 stories about harm among 248,221 counted on 24 Oct.

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In Mexico's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 248,221 stories, as usual. the Central African Republic's news was 97% about people being harmed, against a usual 63%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

St. Martin98 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 21 · mostly health Central African Republic97 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon85 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Malta81 in 100 of its 769 stories · usually 11 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria81 in 100 of its 1,324 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US649 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1015 Morton County US414 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 Aleppo Syria348 stories about protests or strikes, of its 743 Athens Greece254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Caracas Venezuela227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241

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'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'sTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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'sPortugal: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLatvia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEl Salvador: 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: 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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. 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 warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Martin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Hong Kong about three times as fearful as the world's · 392 stories about harm ● Romania about twice as warm as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 1,856 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Cameroon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 262 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 14,395 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health22% 11,030 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence19% 9,774 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,212 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 4,452 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement5% 2,617 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,308 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,000 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 killed18,301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,745 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,020 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,964 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Greece Stories reporting abductions855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations582 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced458 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and Somalia Stories reporting people falling ill76 at about half 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 harsher 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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