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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), arrests in Vietnam and people injured in Nepal. Vietnam's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 53 in 100 of its 470 stories, usually 33
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Iran

249 of its 470 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 193 of Iran's 249 stories about harm, carried by 528 outlets. 116 of Tehran's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

87 of its 295 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

40 of its 98 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Health

DR Congo

16 of its 20 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Guinea

15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 7 of Conakry's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

229 of its 309 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 142 of Iraq's 229 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. 132 of Baghdad's 142 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

19 of its 41 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 6 of la Paz's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Greece

88 of its 293 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Ireland

254 of its 1,225 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Rwanda

19 of its 39 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in South Korea (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Colombia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Egypt (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
20 in 10016 in 1006 Oct13 Oct20 Oct27 Oct4 Nov6 Oct: 19 in 1007 Oct: 18 in 1008 Oct: 17 in 1009 Oct: 17 in 10010 Oct: 18 in 10011 Oct: 18 in 10012 Oct: 20 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 17 in 10016 Oct: 17 in 10017 Oct: 17 in 10018 Oct: 17 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 18 in 10021 Oct: 17 in 10022 Oct: 16 in 10023 Oct: 17 in 10024 Oct: 16 in 10025 Oct: 17 in 10026 Oct: 19 in 10027 Oct: 20 in 10028 Oct: 18 in 10029 Oct: 18 in 10030 Oct: 17 in 10031 Oct: 17 in 1001 Nov: 17 in 1002 Nov: 18 in 1003 Nov: 18 in 1004 Nov: 16 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Nov. 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 18,287 stories about harm among 111,617 counted on 4 Nov.

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Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. of the day's 111,617 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. On 4 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 16 today. Iran's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq74 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Somalia65 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran53 in 100 of its 470 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Sudan50 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Tehran Iran116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Delhi India83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Beijing China77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sAksai 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer 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

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 84 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 5,338 stories · about as usual Health25% 4,529 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,847 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,303 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,109 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 845 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 450 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 396 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 killed4,568 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,012 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions318 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees216 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced148 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting evacuations130 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill43 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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