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The day's news pointed at the earthquake in Indonesia, protests in Beirut (Lebanon) and violence in Kongsberg. Norway's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 70 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

92 of its 132 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bali accounted for 48 of Indonesia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, drownings and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bali stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

62 of its 100 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 58 of Lebanon's 62 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 40 of Beirut's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). 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.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

34 of its 72 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kongsberg accounted for 29 of Norway's 34 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

116 of its 164 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Noakhali accounted for 42 of Bangladesh's 116 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

127 of its 171 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jammu accounted for 45 of Kashmir's 127 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

306 of its 455 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 184 of Afghanistan's 306 stories about harm, carried by 478 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

France

30 of Paris' 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Brunei

21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Barbados

24 of its 41 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Brunei (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in France (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in India (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in US (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 12,190 stories about harm among 47,445 counted on 16 Oct.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 47,445 stories, as usual. Indonesia's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir74 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh71 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia70 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 455 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon62 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 Delhi India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Chicago US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Beirut Lebanon40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Paris France30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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 readTurkey: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMozambique: 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 readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEstonia: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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 readEast 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 306 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 6,225 stories · much less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice17% 2,104 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,500 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,027 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 410 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 330 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 267 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 186 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 killed3,121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests928 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected823 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured776 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions55 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Spain Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.