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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Zarzis, protests in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and violence in Kabul. Finland's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 60 in 100 of its 483 stories, usually 15
RegionOceania 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

126 of its 159 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Zarzis accounted for 68 of Tunisia's 126 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Tanzania

99 of its 162 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 38 of Dar es Salaam's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). HIV was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 208 of Afghanistan's 324 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Food & livelihood

Finland

73 of its 203 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Finland over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

240 of its 617 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Tropical storm was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Denmark

112 of its 510 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 52 of Copenhagen's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

86 of its 142 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 46 of Bamenda's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

552 of its 1,944 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 79 of Abuja's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

338 of its 778 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

616 of its 1,498 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 156 of Islamabad's 303 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Zimbabwe (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in South Africa (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Israel (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in New Zealand (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Switzerland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
24 in 10018 in 1003 Oct10 Oct17 Oct24 Oct1 Nov3 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 10031 Oct: 20 in 1001 Nov: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Nov. 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 41,719 stories about harm among 207,273 counted on 1 Nov.

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In Zimbabwe's news, mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 207,273 stories, as usual. Tunisia's news was 79% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%. A year earlier, on 1 November 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Over October, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 in October 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia79 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen75 in 100 of its 384 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan74 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 439 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 490 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

New York US558 stories about protests or strikes, of its 809 Washington US437 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2161 San Francisco US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 481 Dublin Ireland158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Islamabad Pakistan156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303

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'sUzbekistan: 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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'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'sLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: 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'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little angrier 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'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: 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 · 70 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Finland about twice as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Tunisia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,779 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,489 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 8,019 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,384 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,632 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,417 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,351 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 943 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 killed13,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,561 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees987 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions190 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations164 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 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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