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The day's news pointed at illness in Santiago, violence in Kunduz and protests in Rabat (Morocco). Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChile 44 in 100 of its 349 stories, usually 19
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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Health

Chile

153 of its 349 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Santiago accounted for 139 of Chile's 153 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,173 of its 1,334 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kunduz accounted for 885 of Afghanistan's 1,173 stories about harm, carried by 987 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (889 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Morocco

98 of its 230 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 34 of Rabat's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

447 of its 876 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jakarta accounted for 302 of Indonesia's 447 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (248 stories). Heavy rain was named in 134 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Libya

256 of its 321 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Drownings were named in 159 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

South Sudan

152 of its 195 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Juba accounted for 110 of South Sudan's 152 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Gabon

13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 11 of Libreville's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

775 of its 1,868 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (161 stories). Drownings were named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

288 of its 644 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 159 of Tehran's 210 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

326 of its 787 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 131 of Bangkok's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (75 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Libya (159 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hepatitis in Denmark (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (110 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in France (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
26 in 10018 in 1005 Oct12 Oct19 Oct26 Oct3 Nov5 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 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 51,701 stories about harm among 286,877 counted on 3 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 27 April 2016. Mentions of drownings ran about 9 times their usual in Libya's news. In Chile, 44% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 286,877 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 1,334 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq81 in 100 of its 1,858 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan78 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 63 · mostly displacement Syria71 in 100 of its 1,356 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India356 stories about protests or strikes, of its 783 Aleppo Syria266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 705 Morton County US197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Washington US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1342 New Orleans US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218

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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 one and a half times as warm as 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 angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBermuda: 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,173 stories about harm ● Germany about three times as fearful as the world's · 520 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 962 stories about harm ● Chile about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 1,508 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 152 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 15,848 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health20% 10,058 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 9,722 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,743 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,369 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,833 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,634 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,381 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 killed15,705 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,993 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people injured3,966 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees1,271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions622 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people displaced488 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and South Sudan Stories reporting evacuations447 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and France Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK 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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