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What the world's news said happened to people.
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57,328 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Kabul, protests in Bangui (Central African Republic) and evacuations in Italy. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGambia 52 in 100 of its 562 stories, usually 16
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

733 of its 905 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 402 of Afghanistan's 733 stories about harm, carried by 338 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (286 stories). Avalanche was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Central African Republic

33 of its 37 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Bangui accounted for 30 of the Central African Republic's 33 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 15 of Bangui's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Italy

950 of its 2,203 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Tsunami was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Jordan

106 of its 338 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Hurricane was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

414 of its 764 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Caracas accounted for 311 of Venezuela's 414 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. 294 of Caracas' 311 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (201 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

320 of its 763 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 216 of Iran's 320 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

583 of its 994 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 178 of Diyarbakir's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (228 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

409 of its 779 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (188 stories). Heavy rain was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

42 of its 62 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

74 of its 247 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 31 of Baku's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Ethiopia (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Mexico (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Colombia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
26 in 10019 in 10027 Sep4 Oct11 Oct18 Oct26 Oct27 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 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 57,328 stories about harm among 290,088 counted on 26 Oct.

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Mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual in Jordan's news. In Afghanistan, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 66% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 290,088 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti81 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 80 · mostly health Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 905 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 1,925 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan73 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Morton County US385 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Aleppo Syria343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 768 Caracas Venezuela294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Washington US286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1508 Boston US270 stories about protests or strikes, of its 620

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: 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 readTurkmenistan: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: 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'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Singapore about twice as warm as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 733 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,707 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,416 stories about harm ● Hungary about twice as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,959 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence21% 11,817 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health21% 11,710 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,383 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,916 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,429 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,012 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 940 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 killed18,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,939 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,015 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and Iraq Stories reporting abductions820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill110 at about two-thirds of 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 →

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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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