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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Baghdad (Iraq), the earthquake in the Philippines and violence in Pulwama. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 40 in 100 of its 923 stories, usually 24
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Iraq

307 of its 419 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 148 of Iraq's 307 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 112 of Baghdad's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

369 of its 923 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Earthquake was named in 184 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

117 of its 221 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Pulwama accounted for 50 of Kashmir's 117 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Bolivia

28 of its 54 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. la Paz accounted for 22 of Bolivia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 19 of la Paz's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

471 of its 703 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Idlib accounted for 178 of Syria's 471 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

65 of its 223 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

84 of its 241 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

Santiago accounted for 64 of Chile's 91 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 54 of Santiago's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

37 of the New Territories' 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Türkiye (103 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Cameroon (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in El Salvador (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Oman (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Cambodia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 22,117 stories about harm among 125,964 counted on 29 Oct.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Iraq. of the day's 125,964 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the Philippines' news mentioned the earthquake about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 29 October 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Iraq, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 64% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq73 in 100 of its 419 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia69 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria67 in 100 of its 703 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia57 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 47 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 770 Baghdad Iraq112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Beirut Lebanon85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Karbala Iraq72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Santiago Chile54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'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'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'sMorocco: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer 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'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 307 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 300 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 471 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 5,886 stories · about as usual Health25% 5,365 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,710 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 3,119 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,261 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,052 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 666 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 476 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 killed5,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations395 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees283 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions143 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland

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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