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Gas explosion in Ghana, protests in Casablanca (Morocco) and helicopter crash in Latvia drew the news. Latvia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGhana 67 in 100 of its 923 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Ghana

623 of its 923 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Accra accounted for 529 of Ghana's 623 stories about harm, carried by 433 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (420 stories). Gas explosion was named in 192 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories → Accra stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

147 of its 195 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Casablanca accounted for 139 of Morocco's 147 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. 135 of Casablanca's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Casablanca stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Latvia

78 of its 82 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Liepaja accounted for 77 of Latvia's 78 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Latvia over 30 days → its stories → Liepaja stories →
Conflict & violence

Liberia

54 of its 159 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Ebola was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Cameroon

36 of its 47 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 27 of Kumba's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

347 of its 613 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 175 of Istanbul's 191 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (186 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

262 of its 455 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Fiji

54 of its 136 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

436 of its 1,105 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 184 of Moscow's 296 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (269 stories).

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

81 of its 134 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Caracas accounted for 63 of Venezuela's 81 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (63 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Tonga (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in UK (301 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in US (1911 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Puerto Rico (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Fiji (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 26,798 stories about harm among 102,346 counted on 8 Oct.

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Ghana stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. Mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual in Liberia's news. A year earlier, on 8 October 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 102,346 stories, above the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Latvia95 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 24 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Yemen86 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo85 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco75 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice Syria68 in 100 of its 831 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Idlib Syria219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396 Moscow Russia184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Madrid Spain178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Istanbul Türkiye175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Casablanca Morocco135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTaiwan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLatvia: coverage about twice 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'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'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

● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 260 stories about harm ● UK about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,328 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Latvia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 6,701 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 6,587 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice23% 6,128 stories · about as usual Health14% 3,828 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,730 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 786 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 471 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 250 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 killed9,851 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,172 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected3,736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,500 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees335 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Germany Stories reporting abductions160 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people displaced123 at about half the usual rate · most about Liberia and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Madagascar and Tunisia

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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