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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Yilan, rights and justice in Riyadh and protests in Naharayim (Jordan). Norway's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 66 in 100 of its 763 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Taiwan

507 of its 763 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Yilan accounted for 298 of Taiwan's 507 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (470 stories). Accidents were named in 143 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Yilan stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

1,572 of its 3,652 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Riyadh accounted for 1,117 of Saudi Arabia's 1,572 stories about harm, carried by 1,118 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (112 stories). Accidents were named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Protests & strikes

Jordan

65 of its 239 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 14 of Naharayim's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Naharayim stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

286 of its 537 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (264 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
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Rights & justice

Albania

52 of its 74 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tirana accounted for 36 of Albania's 52 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

50 of its 108 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. the Naranjo River accounted for 45 of Costa Rica's 50 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Zambia

36 of its 110 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 22 of Mfuwe's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Ireland

379 of its 1,492 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (133 stories). Cyclone was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

190 of its 281 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

441 of its 576 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (776 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Canada (302 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Costa Rica (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Rwanda (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 34,811 stories about harm among 179,166 counted on 22 Oct.

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Taiwan's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 179,166 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Taiwan for the second day running. Mentions of the hurricane ran about three times their usual in Mexico's news. On 22 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo80 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 78 · mostly health Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 576 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Albania70 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir68 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Czechia67 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 28 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1133 Riyadh Saudi Arabia235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1117 Jerusalem Israel173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461 Tapachula Mexico137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Delaware US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'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: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsle of Man: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: 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 fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sComoros: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Helena: 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

● Congo about 4 times as angry as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 441 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 286 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 423 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,878 stories · about as usual Health24% 8,199 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents19% 6,489 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,685 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,171 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,260 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 823 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 633 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 killed9,949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,395 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured3,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions542 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Congo Stories reporting refugees382 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting people displaced198 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations121 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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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