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The day's news pointed at violence in Bangkok, protests in Minsk (Belarus) and wildfires in Chile. Thailand's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostThailand 67 in 100 of its 366 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

247 of its 366 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bangkok accounted for 112 of Thailand's 247 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

62 of its 115 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 17 of Minsk's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

44 of its 82 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Easter Island accounted for 30 of Chile's 44 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iran

267 of its 360 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tehran accounted for 117 of Iran's 267 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 98 of Tehran's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

35 of its 139 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 17 of Oslo's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

29 of its 37 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Providencia accounted for 16 of Nicaragua's 29 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Hurricane was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

71 of its 98 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 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.

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

19 of its 21 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 3 of Ouagadougou's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

Ramallah accounted for 18 of Palestine's 34 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 11 of Ramallah's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Nicaragua (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Colombia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Lesotho (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Cuba (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Trinidad & Tobago (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 16,132 stories about harm among 77,476 counted on 7 Oct.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Thailand. of the day's 77,476 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Thailand stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. A year earlier, on 7 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran74 in 100 of its 360 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Syria72 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand67 in 100 of its 366 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda61 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 47 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 567 Tehran Iran98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Moscow Russia95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Uvalde US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Kyiv Ukraine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

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'sUruguay: 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 readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'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'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 readOman: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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 readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCameroon: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Belarus about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 267 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 5,459 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,776 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,359 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence10% 1,577 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,272 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 703 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 489 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 280 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 killed3,866 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,491 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured903 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions208 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees186 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people displaced144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations60 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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