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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Khartoum (Sudan), violence in Kampala and road crashes in Jamaica. Jamaica's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSudan 65 in 100 of its 442 stories, usually 46
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

287 of its 442 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Khartoum accounted for 209 of Sudan's 287 stories about harm, carried by 460 outlets. 196 of Khartoum's 209 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

77 of its 123 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kampala accounted for 56 of Uganda's 77 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Health

Jamaica

Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ethiopia

47 of its 81 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tigray accounted for 26 of Ethiopia's 47 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 110 of Afghanistan's 192 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 3 of Tbilisi's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Seychelles

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

31 of its 60 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tripoli accounted for 19 of Libya's 31 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

23 of its 36 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Italy (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in US (236 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Australia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 22,332 stories about harm among 89,379 counted on 26 Oct.

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Jamaica's news mentioned road crashes more than ten times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 89,379 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Sudan. Sudan stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan65 in 100 of its 442 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Uganda63 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda60 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir56 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Khartoum Sudan196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 860 London UK67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Manhattan US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'sGhana: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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 readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuam: 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 warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times 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'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Jamaica about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Ukraine few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 12,505 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,983 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,106 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,599 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 616 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 559 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 538 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 248 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 killed4,635 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,436 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,077 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations72 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill17 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 much 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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