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17,310 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Bangkok (Thailand), violence in Sanaa and illness in Prague. Thailand's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 56 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 30
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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

Thailand

127 of its 280 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bangkok accounted for 100 of Thailand's 127 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. 91 of Bangkok's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

93 of its 107 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Sanaa accounted for 65 of Yemen's 93 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

68 of its 175 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

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

Nigeria

398 of its 1,006 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 69 of Lagos' 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 174 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

DR Congo

13 of its 14 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 3 of Ituri's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

96 of its 138 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

34 of its 52 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Mogadishu accounted for 25 of Somalia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Denmark

29 of its 82 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek accounted for 48 of Kyrgyzstan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. 39 of Bishkek's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Nigeria (174 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in DR Congo (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in UK (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in India (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 26 the day before
30 in 10025 in 10013 Sep20 Sep27 Sep5 Oct15 Oct13 Sep: 30 in 10014 Sep: 27 in 10015 Sep: 27 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 26 in 10018 Sep: 26 in 10019 Sep: 29 in 10020 Sep: 28 in 10021 Sep: 26 in 10022 Sep: 26 in 10023 Sep: 26 in 10024 Sep: 26 in 10025 Sep: 26 in 10026 Sep: 28 in 10027 Sep: 27 in 10028 Sep: 25 in 10029 Sep: 25 in 10030 Sep: 26 in 1001 Oct: 26 in 1002 Oct: 28 in 1003 Oct: 29 in 1005 Oct: 27 in 1006 Oct: 27 in 1007 Oct: 26 in 1009 Oct: 28 in 10010 Oct: 28 in 10011 Oct: 29 in 10012 Oct: 27 in 10014 Oct: 26 in 10015 Oct: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 17,310 stories about harm among 67,908 counted on 15 Oct.

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In the Czechia's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 16 October 2019, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Thailand's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. of the day's 67,908 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen87 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia65 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 838 Bangkok Thailand91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Lagos Nigeria69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Abuja Nigeria44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSingapore: 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 readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: 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'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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sHong Kong: 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'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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: 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 angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Nigeria about three times as angry as the world's · 398 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about three times as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 52 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 10,286 stories · more than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice18% 3,036 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,319 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence7% 1,120 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 560 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 417 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 263 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 157 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 killed4,048 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured649 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions148 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting people displaced90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Syria Stories reporting evacuations73 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill22 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
● Griefa little less than 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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