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22,645 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at people injured in Pakistan, protests in la Paz (Bolivia) and people killed in the Netherlands. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 49 in 100 of its 1,199 stories, usually 30
RegionSouth Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

589 of its 1,199 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (256 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

24 of its 43 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 8 of la Paz's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Health

Netherlands

86 of its 383 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

64 of its 147 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Koh Rong accounted for 34 of Cambodia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Drownings were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

243 of its 339 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Baghdad accounted for 162 of Iraq's 243 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. 113 of Baghdad's 162 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

327 of its 830 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Tsunami was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides.

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Health

South Sudan

38 of its 51 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Ebola was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

172 of its 247 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 51 of Afghanistan's 172 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

407 of its 577 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Idlib accounted for 167 of Syria's 407 stories about harm, carried by 568 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Cambodia (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); ebola in South Sudan (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Somalia (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Yemen (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Cameroon (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 22,645 stories about harm among 132,416 counted on 31 Oct.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 132,416 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 31 October 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan75 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Iraq72 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 577 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 247 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen69 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 682 Baghdad Iraq113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Santiago Chile62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Chicago US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Delhi India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

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'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 readU.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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMicronesia: 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 warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 angry as the world'sCambodia: 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 warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful 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 warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAmerican Samoa: coverage a little more fearful 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 · 59 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 407 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 5,947 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health24% 5,348 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 4,317 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence14% 3,042 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,134 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,039 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 592 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 535 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 killed5,844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,317 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations353 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees298 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions117 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about the usual rate

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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