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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), evacuations in Italy and people injured in Oman. Oman's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 72 in 100 of its 475 stories, usually 39
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Pakistan

1,592 of its 2,879 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 385 of Islamabad's 603 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Extreme cold was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

800 of its 1,749 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Tsunami was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Oman

77 of its 218 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Denmark

194 of its 408 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

343 of its 475 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Caracas accounted for 279 of Venezuela's 343 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. 245 of Caracas' 279 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (227 stories).

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

582 of its 1,524 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Seoul accounted for 499 of South Korea's 582 stories about harm, carried by 425 outlets. 462 of Seoul's 499 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

132 of its 323 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 38 of Rabat's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

389 of its 734 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Ramallah accounted for 312 of Palestine's 389 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 199 of Ramallah's 312 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (92 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

122 of its 244 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Mount Everest accounted for 93 of Nepal's 122 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Rights & justice

Honduras

41 of its 53 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Plague was named in 16 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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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Nepal (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in China (424 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Egypt (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Honduras (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
26 in 10019 in 1003 Oct10 Oct17 Oct24 Oct1 Nov3 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 10027 Oct: 19 in 10028 Oct: 20 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 19 in 1001 Nov: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Nov. 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 54,587 stories about harm among 272,627 counted on 1 Nov.

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Mentions of extreme cold ran more than ten times their usual in Nepal's news. of the day's 272,627 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Pakistan stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. Over October, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq80 in 100 of its 1,953 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras77 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan77 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 60 · mostly displacement Venezuela72 in 100 of its 475 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea462 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499 Bhopal India427 stories about protests or strikes, of its 614 Islamabad Pakistan385 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 Philadelphia US327 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Morton County US306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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'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 readTanzania: 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 readSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'sMali: 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'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'sKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier 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'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry 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'sMonaco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 661 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as fearful as the world's · 782 stories about harm ● Morocco about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 754 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 15,876 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence20% 10,547 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health19% 10,345 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,342 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 4,434 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement4% 1,900 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,678 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,154 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 killed16,393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,502 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions522 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations456 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people falling ill33 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 →

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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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.