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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOromo, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 41 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 44 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 27 outletsSochi, Russia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 22 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 38 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 21 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 40 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Oromo Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Sochi Russia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 43 stories

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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