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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tunis (Tunisia), arrests in Cyprus and power cuts in Albania. Cyprus' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 58 in 100 of its 226 stories, usually 11
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

29 of its 54 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 16 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Cyprus

131 of its 226 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

65 of its 108 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tirana accounted for 56 of Albania's 65 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

DR Congo

27 of its 30 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Tanzania

39 of its 129 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Raqqa accounted for 235 of Syria's 715 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. 134 of Raqqa's 235 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Hepatitis was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

St Vincent

12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Laos

36 of its 67 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Pak Beng accounted for 36 of Laos' 36 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kiribati

9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: train derailment in UK (595 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Senegal (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in St Vincent (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in Afghanistan (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 17 the day before
23 in 10016 in 10011 Oct18 Oct25 Oct1 Nov9 Nov11 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 1004 Nov: 20 in 1005 Nov: 22 in 1006 Nov: 22 in 1007 Nov: 19 in 1008 Nov: 17 in 1009 Nov: 16 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 47,800 stories about harm among 294,450 counted on 9 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest in all 314 days held. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in the UK's news. of the day's 294,450 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Tunisia stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria78 in 100 of its 912 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq67 in 100 of its 669 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti66 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Yemen66 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Libya61 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US2475 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5224 Oakland US273 stories about protests or strikes, of its 487 Chicago US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Raqqa Syria134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Times Square US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517

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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'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'sLibya: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGhana: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: 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 readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry 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 three times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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'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'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 three times as angry as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Congo about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 715 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 472 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 246 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice40% 18,724 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Health18% 8,332 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 7,393 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,314 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,733 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,074 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,112 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,049 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 killed10,518 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,586 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected5,166 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured4,187 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees789 at about half the usual rate · most about Cyprus and the US Stories reporting abductions486 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting people displaced280 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations276 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill86 at about two-thirds 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 →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmtha little more than usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of usual
● Feara little more than 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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