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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Dushanbe and Jerash and protests in Harare (Zimbabwe). Tajikistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTajikistan 91 in 100 of its 56 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Conflict & violence

Tajikistan

51 of its 56 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Dushanbe accounted for 40 of Tajikistan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Tajikistan over 30 days → its stories → Dushanbe stories →
Rights & justice

Jordan

104 of its 275 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Jerash accounted for 86 of Jordan's 104 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Jerash stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

127 of its 366 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 23 of Harare's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Mexico

550 of its 970 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). Illness was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 109 of Iraq's 154 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 95 of Baghdad's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

154 of its 428 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

49 of its 70 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Khartoum accounted for 27 of Sudan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 14 of Khartoum's 27 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Mali

37 of its 54 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 6 of Indelimane's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

143 of Delhi's 242 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Natural hazards were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (86 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Australia (18 of its stories, about three times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 16 the day before
20 in 10016 in 1008 Oct15 Oct22 Oct29 Oct6 Nov8 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 1005 Nov: 16 in 1006 Nov: 16 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 20,880 stories about harm among 133,463 counted on 6 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 7 November 2018. 16 in every 100 of the day's 133,463 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Tajikistan, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Vietnam's news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. On 6 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tajikistan91 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Mali69 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia66 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242 Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 535 London UK96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Baghdad Iraq95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Beijing China69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLiberia: 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 readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIran: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than 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 more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 550 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Tajikistan about three times as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as angry as the world's · 154 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,366 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health26% 5,215 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,914 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,838 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,173 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 833 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 494 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 467 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 killed5,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,709 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions302 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting refugees293 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced160 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting evacuations99 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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