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22,212 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Stutthof, protests in Conakry (Guinea) and people injured in Saudi Arabia. Poland's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPoland 39 in 100 of its 163 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Poland

64 of its 163 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Stutthof accounted for 46 of Poland's 64 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Stutthof stories →
Protests & strikes

Guinea

18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Conakry accounted for 15 of Guinea's 18 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. 15 of Conakry's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Saudi Arabia

156 of its 386 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

296 of its 867 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Earthquake was named in 131 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 71 of Iraq's 112 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. 37 of Baghdad's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

173 of its 685 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 80 of Barcelona's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (65 stories).

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Rights & justice

Cuba

26 of its 84 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 47 of Afghanistan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Uganda

54 of its 121 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

43 of its 106 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Nigeria (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Bangladesh (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Malaysia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in US (263 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 22,212 stories about harm among 128,630 counted on 17 Oct.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in the Philippines' news. of the day's 128,630 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Poland stood out: 39% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. A year earlier, on 17 October 2018, 19 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 →

Iraq66 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Libya58 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan58 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 751 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 773 Barcelona Spain80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Beijing China79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Mong Kok Hong Kong63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSri Lanka: 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'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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little angrier 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 391 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 645 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 156 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 6,334 stories · about as usual Health26% 5,538 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,429 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,987 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,239 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,143 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 514 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 502 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 killed4,977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions182 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about two-thirds 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 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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