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39,544 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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A disaster in Taipei, rights and justice in Riyadh and people injured in Lebanon drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 74 in 100 of its 354 stories, usually 31
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

335 of its 656 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 262 of Taiwan's 335 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (253 stories). Tsunami was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Saudi Arabia

2,450 of its 4,973 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Riyadh accounted for 1,571 of Saudi Arabia's 2,450 stories about harm, carried by 1,068 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,224 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

78 of its 222 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). Food poisoning was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

150 of its 230 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Rabat accounted for 136 of Morocco's 150 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Norway

105 of its 321 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,488 of its 2,594 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (54 stories). Storm surge was named in 565 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings.

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Food & livelihood

Madagascar

18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kiribati

10 of its 12 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Honduras

91 of its 176 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (105 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in Mexico (565 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in Norway (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Madagascar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 39,544 stories about harm among 203,832 counted on 23 Oct.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Taiwan. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 203,832 stories, as usual. Mentions of the cholera ran about 4 times their usual in Yemen's news. In Taiwan, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. A year earlier, on 23 October 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia83 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 370 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Czechia74 in 100 of its 354 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Morocco65 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan60 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 60 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US429 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1653 Bedford US397 stories about protests or strikes, of its 646 Riyadh Saudi Arabia351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1571 New York US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 640 Atlanta US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readEstonia: 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: 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 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'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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsle of Man: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sComoros: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Kiribati few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 10 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,450 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 12,613 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health26% 10,031 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,779 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence14% 5,476 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,222 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,119 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,091 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 571 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 killed10,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,971 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,487 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions575 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations239 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Mexico and France Stories reporting people displaced236 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill75 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 softer 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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