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22,032 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Khartoum (Sudan), illness in Pyongyang and violence in Tigray. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 66 in 100 of its 76 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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

118 of its 203 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Khartoum accounted for 86 of Sudan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. 81 of Khartoum's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

North Korea

50 of its 76 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Pyongyang accounted for 34 of North Korea's 50 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

48 of its 65 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tigray accounted for 32 of Ethiopia's 48 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Brazil

125 of its 278 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Hepatitis was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 61 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Road crashes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Timor-Leste

9 of its 9 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Jamaica

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Ukraine

53 of its 119 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Trinidad & Tobago

31 of its 69 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Kashmir (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Austria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Brazil (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Netherlands (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Jamaica (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 22,032 stories about harm among 91,642 counted on 28 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 11 August 2021. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 91,642 stories, below the usual 25. It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Sudan. In Kashmir's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Sudan stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia74 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea66 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 21 · mostly health Syria62 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan58 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 811 Khartoum Sudan81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 354 Islamabad Pakistan45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Glasgow UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'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: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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 readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLesotho: 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'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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: 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 readEstonia: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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 a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than 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'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Jamaica about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Brazil about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates few stories a little warmer than the world's · 44 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 12,474 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,718 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,967 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,403 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 747 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 641 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 631 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 249 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 killed4,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,533 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured814 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees134 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations64 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about the usual rate

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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