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What the world's news said happened to people.
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42,239 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Tunis, protests in Copenhagen (Denmark) and rights and justice in Riyadh. Denmark's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 80 in 100 of its 172 stories, usually 38
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

138 of its 172 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tunis accounted for 129 of Tunisia's 138 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Protests & strikes

Denmark

141 of its 456 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 117 of Copenhagen's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh accounted for 407 of Saudi Arabia's 509 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (335 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

509 of its 1,394 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (408 stories). Landslides were named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms, tornadoes and storm surge.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

132 of its 155 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Juba accounted for 87 of South Sudan's 132 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

542 of its 1,946 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 123 of Abuja's 182 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

531 of its 1,116 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Typhoon was named in 382 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides, storm surge and cyclone.

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Rights & justice

Germany

624 of its 2,000 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

55 of its 82 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Darfur accounted for 39 of Sudan's 55 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mali

34 of its 57 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (382 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plane crash in Indonesia (520 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Mali (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in China (96 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
24 in 10018 in 1001 Oct8 Oct15 Oct22 Oct30 Oct1 Oct: 19 in 1002 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 19 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 20 in 1006 Oct: 22 in 1007 Oct: 23 in 1008 Oct: 21 in 1009 Oct: 21 in 10010 Oct: 21 in 10011 Oct: 22 in 10012 Oct: 21 in 10013 Oct: 23 in 10014 Oct: 24 in 10015 Oct: 20 in 10016 Oct: 19 in 10017 Oct: 19 in 10018 Oct: 19 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 22 in 10021 Oct: 21 in 10022 Oct: 19 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 19 in 10025 Oct: 19 in 10026 Oct: 20 in 10027 Oct: 23 in 10028 Oct: 23 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 42,239 stories about harm among 199,350 counted on 30 Oct.

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Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. 21 in every 100 of the day's 199,350 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Tunisia. Tunisia stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. On 30 October 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Northern Mariana Islands90 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 55 · mostly shelter & services South Sudan85 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia80 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia74 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US810 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3121 Riyadh Saudi Arabia188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407 Jerusalem Israel143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Squirrel Hill US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Abuja Nigeria123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

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'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'sSingapore: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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'sEgypt: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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'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: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm 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 about twice as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: coverage a little warmer 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

● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Denmark about three times as fearful as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 624 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as warm as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Romania about twice as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,626 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 8,754 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health19% 7,918 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,164 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 3,723 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement4% 1,601 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,151 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 710 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 killed16,714 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people affected4,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,682 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,575 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations298 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting abductions274 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill65 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 one and a half times 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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