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The news turned to protests in Conakry (Guinea), wildfires in Lebanon and people killed in Malta. Malawi's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 58 in 100 of its 240 stories, usually 40
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Conakry accounted for 21 of Guinea's 24 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 21 of Conakry's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 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.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

62 of its 155 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Beirut accounted for 41 of Lebanon's 62 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Wildfires were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and heatwave.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Malta

37 of its 90 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Malta over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Malawi

32 of its 84 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

139 of its 240 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 68 of Kashmir's 139 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 34 of Jammu's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

169 of its 760 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 96 of Barcelona's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (42 stories). Tsunami was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cyprus

22 of its 49 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 6 of Paphos' 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

45 of its 80 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Quito accounted for 27 of Ecuador's 45 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 23 of Quito's 27 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Ankara accounted for 259 of Türkiye's 563 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

16 of Baghdad's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Spain (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Philippines (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Japan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (25 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 22,234 stories about harm among 133,568 counted on 16 Oct.

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Lebanon's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. Guinea's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. A year earlier, on 16 October 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 133,568 stories, below the usual 18.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir58 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador56 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Syria55 in 100 of its 887 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan50 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 694 Beijing China107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Barcelona Spain96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 New Territories Hong Kong48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54

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'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: 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'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'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: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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 readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPitcairn: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 491 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 563 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 6,327 stories · about as usual Health26% 5,718 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 3,340 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,163 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,060 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 941 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 653 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 497 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 killed4,896 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests3,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,067 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 softer than 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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