The day's news pointed at protests in Tsim Sha Tsui (Hong Kong), flooding in Palestine and people killed in Vietnam. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.
88 of its 159 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tsim Sha Tsui accounted for 63 of Hong Kong's 88 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 63 of Tsim Sha Tsui's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. 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.
146 of its 178 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Ramallah accounted for 123 of Palestine's 146 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Flooding was named in 112 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
93 of its 195 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (82 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
455 of its 582 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Baghdad accounted for 334 of Iraq's 455 stories about harm, carried by 581 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
76 of its 116 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Santiago accounted for 64 of Chile's 76 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 57 of Santiago's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
716 of its 984 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Idlib accounted for 411 of Syria's 716 stories about harm, carried by 870 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 43 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 8 of Oromo's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
94 of its 320 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 58 of Barcelona's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
flooding in Malaysia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in US (331 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (34 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 11,550 stories about harm among 56,944 counted on 27 Oct.
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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 21 September 2019. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 56,944 stories, above the usual 18. Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 27 October 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Chile, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
20 in every 100 of the day's 56,944 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
Hong Kong: 88 of its 159 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%.
Palestine: 146 of its 178 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%.
Vietnam: 93 of its 195 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%.
Iraq: 455 of its 582 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and India.
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Palestine's news.
Mentions of wildfires ran about three times their usual in the US's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 21 September 2019.
A year earlier, on 27 October 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.
This week the news turned most often to Chile, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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