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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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 readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPoland: 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 readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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 lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 lessChile: 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 lessCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 51 outletsOklahoma City, US -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 33 outletsWatertown, US -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsCastlederg, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 48 outletsCoffs Harbour, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsSuzhou, China -- health: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 23 outletsMina Abdullah, Kuwait -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 20 stories, carried by 19 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Juba South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 57 stories ● Oklahoma City US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Watertown US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Castlederg UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Coffs Harbour Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories

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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