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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

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKandahar, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 65 outletsLittle Rock, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 51 stories, carried by 69 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 21 outletsNaharayim, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 23 outletsWuhan, China -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsAmman, Jordan -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsNashville, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 87 stories, carried by 90 outletsKashmiri, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 24 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tanzania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kandahar Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories ● Little Rock US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 51 stories ● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Naharayim Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Wuhan China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories

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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