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The day's news pointed at protests in Santiago (Chile), illness in la Romana and violence in Ankara. the Dominican Republic's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 47 in 100 of its 119 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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

Chile

56 of its 119 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Santiago accounted for 53 of Chile's 56 stories about harm, carried by 355 outlets. 50 of Santiago's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

313 of its 530 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ankara accounted for 166 of Türkiye's 313 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

152 of its 675 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (55 stories). Flooding was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

127 of its 270 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Beirut accounted for 112 of Lebanon's 127 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. 106 of Beirut's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mali

14 of its 21 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 3 of Bamako's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

177 of its 405 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

51 of its 165 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 26 of Seoul's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

165 of its 235 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 64 of Afghanistan's 165 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Ghana

70 of its 273 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ghana (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tropical storm in US (279 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Japan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in Canada (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 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 19 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 12,251 stories about harm among 67,609 counted on 19 Oct.

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Russia's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 67,609 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Chile, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. A year earlier, on 19 October 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye59 in 100 of its 530 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq55 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia53 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 45 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beirut Lebanon106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Barcelona Spain79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 331 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Santiago Chile50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sBahamas: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer 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 a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful 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'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCook Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 313 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 180 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 3,642 stories · about as usual Health22% 2,683 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,997 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,961 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 715 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 478 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 293 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 258 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 killed3,071 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,850 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,371 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured908 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 much harsher 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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