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Protests in Baghdad (Iraq), drownings in Thailand and violence in Ankara drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 47 in 100 of its 191 stories, usually 21
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

269 of its 335 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Baghdad accounted for 229 of Iraq's 269 stories about harm, carried by 534 outlets. 220 of Baghdad's 229 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

90 of its 191 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

107 of its 226 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Ankara accounted for 68 of Türkiye's 107 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Rights & justice

Kashmir

120 of its 231 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jammu accounted for 59 of Kashmir's 120 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Quito accounted for 14 of Ecuador's 19 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 13 of Quito's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

23 of its 34 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

920 of its 3,330 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 107 of Mumbai's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

Causeway Bay accounted for 89 of Hong Kong's 147 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 89 of Causeway Bay's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Austria

16 of its 53 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half 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

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Polio was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Rwanda (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in UK (57 of its stories, about three 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 6 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 10,840 stories about harm among 57,257 counted on 6 Oct.

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For the fifth day running, the news turned to Iraq. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 57,257 stories, as usual. Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Portugal's news. On 6 October 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Iraq stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 58%. This week the news turned most often to Iraq, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq80 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Syria71 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir52 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Hong Kong48 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Mumbai India107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Causeway Bay Hong Kong89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Beijing China46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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'sHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 readCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readNorfolk 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMacao: 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 269 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● France about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Thailand about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 3,144 stories · about as usual Health23% 2,419 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,713 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence15% 1,640 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 812 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 436 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 261 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 240 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 killed3,238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured993 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions151 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced94 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations71 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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