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Protests in Santiago (Chile), the drought in Somalia and road crashes in Norway drew the news. Chile's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 55 in 100 of its 289 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Chile

158 of its 289 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Santiago accounted for 130 of Chile's 158 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. 114 of Santiago's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Somalia

50 of its 65 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Norway

63 of its 233 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Bolivia

54 of its 122 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. la Paz accounted for 39 of Bolivia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 34 of la Paz's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 74 of Iraq's 134 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 46 of Baghdad's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

27 of its 35 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Conakry accounted for 23 of Guinea's 27 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. 23 of Conakry's 23 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 50 of Afghanistan's 117 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Ankara accounted for 148 of Türkiye's 312 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Food poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Latvia

13 of its 36 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in US (194 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in UK (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 20,500 stories about harm among 125,641 counted on 22 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 7 November 2018. 16 in every 100 of the day's 125,641 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. For the fourth day running, the news turned to Chile. Norway's news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. Chile's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia77 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 614 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Chile55 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Iraq52 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Santiago Chile114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 534 London UK65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307 Islamabad Pakistan52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Baghdad Iraq46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: 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'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sNew Zealand: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: 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'sCape 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: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 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 readMacao: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than 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'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 312 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 340 stories about harm ● Chile about twice as angry as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 363 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,005 stories · about as usual Health26% 5,217 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,053 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,862 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,059 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 865 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 540 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 415 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 killed4,649 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,046 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions139 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about two-thirds of 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 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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