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The news turned to protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), rights and justice in Dhaka and people injured in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 88 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 52
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

171 of its 195 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 128 of Haiti's 171 stories about harm, carried by 458 outlets. 67 of Port-au-Prince's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Hunger was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

109 of its 193 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Dhaka accounted for 50 of Bangladesh's 109 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

98 of its 133 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Health

India

911 of its 2,327 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 146 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and storms.

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

Lebanon

55 of its 84 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Beirut accounted for 44 of Lebanon's 55 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 29 of Beirut's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

France

35 of Paris' 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). 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

Venezuela

60 of its 88 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Caracas accounted for 44 of Venezuela's 60 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

151 of its 206 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 86 of Afghanistan's 151 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

31 of its 32 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Marib accounted for 23 of Yemen's 31 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

21 of its 47 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in France (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in US (88 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 10,604 stories about harm among 41,940 counted on 17 Oct.

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Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US. 25 in every 100 of the day's 41,940 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Haiti's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 9 times their usual. Haiti stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti88 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir74 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela68 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon65 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Port-au-Prince Haiti67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Paris France35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Los Angeles US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Beirut Lebanon29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than 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'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiue: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Barbados few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 129 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 5,237 stories · much less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice17% 1,838 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,183 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence11% 1,176 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 387 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 334 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 191 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 165 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 killed2,934 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests774 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions190 at about three times the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US Stories reporting refugees94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced72 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and India Stories reporting evacuations53 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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
● Griefa little more 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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