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Most of the day's attention went to protests in la Ceiba (Honduras), landslides in North Korea and abductions in Libya. Honduras' coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHonduras 85 in 100 of its 163 stories, usually 30
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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Protests & strikes

Honduras

139 of its 163 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. la Ceiba accounted for 80 of Honduras' 139 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 80 of la Ceiba's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → La Ceiba stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

436 of its 795 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (340 stories). Landslides were named in 156 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

224 of its 282 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,173 of its 2,071 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 328 of Jerusalem's 601 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (605 stories). Drought was named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Belgium

464 of its 886 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Brussels accounted for 454 of Belgium's 464 stories about harm, carried by 289 outlets. 302 of Brussels' 454 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (332 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Ghouta accounted for 387 of Syria's 565 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. 217 of Ghouta's 387 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Hunger was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with measles and polio.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

63 of its 83 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Peru

105 of its 270 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Jordan

125 of its 410 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Hunger was named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Jordan (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in New Caledonia (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Uganda (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Finland (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 47,631 stories about harm among 222,118 counted on 31 Oct.

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In Jordan's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Honduras stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 31 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today. of the day's 222,118 news stories, 21 in every 100 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 →

New Caledonia88 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Honduras85 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Libya79 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia76 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Mali76 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US395 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2305 Jerusalem Israel328 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 Brussels Belgium302 stories about protests or strikes, of its 454 Hollywood US290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 724 Manhattan US286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 967

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'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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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 readCyprus: 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 readCape Verde: too little coverage to readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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): 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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 grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: 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 about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Netherlands about three times as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 457 stories about harm ● Niger about three times as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Bahrain about three times as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Mali about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 63 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 13,692 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health20% 9,582 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 8,653 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 7,549 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,624 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,924 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,760 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,110 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 killed15,440 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,424 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,673 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees1,403 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and Papua New Guinea Stories reporting abductions475 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced345 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations344 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Peru

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
● 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.