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Protests in Santiago (Chile), flooding in Japan and people killed in Vietnam drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVietnam 42 in 100 of its 219 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Chile

122 of its 216 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Santiago accounted for 105 of Chile's 122 stories about harm, carried by 277 outlets. 98 of Santiago's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

147 of its 662 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Flooding was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

93 of its 219 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Ethiopia

55 of its 87 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 20 of Oromo's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

247 of its 303 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Baghdad accounted for 206 of Iraq's 247 stories about harm, carried by 564 outlets. 192 of Baghdad's 206 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Palestine

70 of its 98 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Ramallah accounted for 59 of Palestine's 70 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. Flooding was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 6 of Almaty's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Russia

171 of its 664 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 59 of Moscow's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Rights & justice

UK

1,054 of its 4,290 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (524 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Palestine (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Indonesia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (321 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 12,631 stories about harm among 67,207 counted on 26 Oct.

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It was the eighth day running that the news turned to Chile. of the day's 67,207 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Palestine's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. In Chile, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq82 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Palestine71 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia63 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Chile56 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Santiago Chile98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Moscow Russia59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Los Angeles US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206

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'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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 Vincent: 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'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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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 readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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'sAruba: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Vietnam about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 55 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 3,993 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 2,676 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,349 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence13% 1,582 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 661 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 515 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 336 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 236 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 killed3,583 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,591 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured818 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations262 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 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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