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The news turned to protests in Quito (Ecuador), violence in Ankara and drownings in Thailand. Thailand's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEcuador 64 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 30
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

77 of its 121 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Quito accounted for 64 of Ecuador's 77 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 63 of Quito's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

419 of its 923 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ankara accounted for 192 of Türkiye's 419 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Thailand

114 of its 337 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kiribati

18 of its 19 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Bangladesh

123 of its 263 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 51 of Bangladesh's 123 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 35 of Dhaka's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 105 of Iraq's 142 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 92 of Baghdad's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

26 of Mong Kok's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

154 of its 833 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (63 stories).

its stories →
Health

Sweden

100 of its 405 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 37 of Kashmir's 66 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Hong Kong (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Russia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Syria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in India (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in US (84 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,538 stories about harm among 119,256 counted on 8 Oct.

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Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Kiribati's news. of the day's 119,256 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. the news turned to Ecuador for the second day running. Ecuador's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. A year earlier, on 8 October 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador64 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Syria56 in 100 of its 552 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq55 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Bahamas51 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 633 London UK141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Baghdad Iraq92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Beijing China66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Quito Ecuador63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: 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'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sComoros: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahamas: 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'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'sBermuda: 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

● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 309 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 163 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 5,898 stories · about as usual Health27% 5,526 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,033 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 2,731 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,196 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 774 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 506 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 450 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 killed4,920 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests2,735 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,027 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting refugees429 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting abductions178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations113 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people falling ill50 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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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