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The news turned to violence in Kismayo, protests in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) and the cyclone in Bangladesh. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 58 in 100 of its 88 stories, usually 45
RegionCentral Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Somalia

43 of its 52 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kismayo accounted for 26 of Somalia's 43 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 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.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Kismayo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

108 of its 230 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Cyclone was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and storm surge.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Ethiopia

51 of its 88 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tigray accounted for 38 of Ethiopia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 59 of Iran's 113 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 43 of Tehran's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

32 of its 43 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 12 of Khartoum's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Costa Rica

12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

South Korea

73 of its 318 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories).

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Rights & justice

Brazil

51 of its 176 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Mexico (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Haiti (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Türkiye (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in India (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 13,505 stories about harm among 67,786 counted on 24 Oct.

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Bangladesh's news mentioned the cyclone more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 67,786 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 24 October 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Somalia stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 72%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia83 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda57 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh47 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 450 London UK68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Tehran Iran43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Los Angeles US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Beijing China35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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 readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 309 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 273 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 293 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 5,245 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice20% 2,652 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,873 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence11% 1,508 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 823 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 582 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 361 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 332 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 killed2,820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured745 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions109 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 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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