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The news turned to protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), a disaster in Lisbon and illness in Antananarivo. Madagascar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalta 67 in 100 of its 404 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Indonesia

282 of its 608 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jakarta accounted for 191 of Indonesia's 282 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. 129 of Jakarta's 191 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

315 of its 490 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Lisbon accounted for 187 of Portugal's 315 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (301 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Health

Madagascar

73 of its 89 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Antananarivo accounted for 40 of Madagascar's 73 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Antananarivo stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

668 of its 743 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Mogadishu accounted for 626 of Somalia's 668 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (179 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
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Health

Finland

112 of its 260 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

68 of its 171 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 47 of Buenos Aires' 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Togo

63 of its 75 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

152 of its 249 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

335 of its 395 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mandalay accounted for 278 of Myanmar's 335 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Morocco

49 of its 124 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Hepatitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis.

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Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Morocco (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Tonga (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Puerto Rico (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Egypt (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 23 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10019 Sep26 Sep3 Oct10 Oct18 Oct19 Sep: 23 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 23 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 24 in 10024 Sep: 24 in 10025 Sep: 20 in 10026 Sep: 21 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 22 in 10029 Sep: 23 in 10030 Sep: 23 in 1001 Oct: 21 in 1002 Oct: 28 in 1003 Oct: 26 in 1004 Oct: 24 in 1005 Oct: 23 in 1006 Oct: 23 in 1007 Oct: 27 in 1008 Oct: 26 in 1009 Oct: 22 in 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 22 in 10013 Oct: 22 in 10014 Oct: 26 in 10015 Oct: 25 in 10016 Oct: 24 in 10017 Oct: 23 in 10018 Oct: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 43,451 stories about harm among 200,966 counted on 18 Oct.

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Mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual in Morocco's news. On 18 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today. Indonesia stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 200,966 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia90 in 100 of its 743 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar85 in 100 of its 395 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Togo84 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar82 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Yemen80 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mogadishu Somalia262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Madrid Spain238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 South Lake Canada169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2159 Hollywood US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 Arab Emirates: 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'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: 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'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'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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Finland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Madagascar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 668 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 11,220 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence23% 9,727 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,595 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,825 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,536 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,468 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,154 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,079 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 killed14,899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,587 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,037 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting refugees596 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations521 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting people displaced306 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Central African Republic and the US Stories reporting people falling ill59 at about the usual rate

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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