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Protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Bratislava and illness in Port-au-Prince drew the news. Slovakia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalta 48 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 20
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Israel

120 of its 282 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 71 of Israel's 120 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 39 of Jerusalem's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Slovakia

18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bratislava accounted for 18 of Slovakia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Health

Haiti

61 of its 79 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 41 of Haiti's 61 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Hunger was named in 20 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.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

329 of its 1,392 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Flooding was named in 108 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and drought.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Malta

46 of its 95 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

26 of its 39 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

29 of its 40 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

Jenin accounted for 38 of Palestine's 59 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 20 of Jenin's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 80 of Iran's 176 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 69 of Tehran's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Power cuts were named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (63 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 15,214 stories about harm among 76,783 counted on 14 Oct.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 76,783 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Australia's news. On 14 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today. Israel stood out: 43% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti77 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Iran69 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Palestine67 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia56 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 481 Tehran Iran69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Los Angeles US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Beijing China52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

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: 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'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 readTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 readSri 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'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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sJamaica: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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'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'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'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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Slovakia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Haiti about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Malta few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 5,290 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,655 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,032 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence10% 1,532 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,099 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 669 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 484 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 290 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 killed3,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions88 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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