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48,411 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Rabat (Morocco), violence in Sanaa and livelihoods in Buenos Aires. Morocco's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 57 in 100 of its 391 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Protests & strikes

Morocco

224 of its 391 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 57 of Rabat's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (133 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 175 of Yemen's 263 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Cholera was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

1,055 of its 1,975 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (106 stories). Landslides were named in 169 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

India

389 of Bhopal's 687 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Ebola was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Taiwan

179 of its 402 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (124 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bosnia

37 of its 46 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

73 of its 154 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

325 of its 540 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Caracas accounted for 285 of Venezuela's 325 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. 268 of Caracas' 285 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

127 of its 193 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Yangon accounted for 99 of Myanmar's 127 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 78 of Yangon's 99 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in China (164 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Mexico (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Egypt (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Singapore (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 48,411 stories about harm among 248,307 counted on 31 Oct.

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China's news mentioned gas explosion more than ten times as often as usual. Morocco's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 248,307 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic85 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 1,117 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq71 in 100 of its 1,745 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 473 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan476 stories about protests or strikes, of its 881 Bhopal India389 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Seoul South Korea330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Caracas Venezuela268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Washington US251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1619

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'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 readUganda: 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 readThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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'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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGermany: 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'sEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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. 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 one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times 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'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Rwanda about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 820 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 187 stories about harm ● Algeria about three times as angry as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Nepal about twice as fearful as the world's · 81 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 14,050 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence22% 10,296 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,274 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 5,956 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,209 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,909 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,529 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,177 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 killed15,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,488 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,417 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced745 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions635 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations493 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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