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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), illness in Seeiso and violence in Jammu. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 65 in 100 of its 106 stories, usually 38
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 101 of Iran's 275 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 77 of Tehran's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (80 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Lesotho

31 of its 43 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Seeiso accounted for 29 of Lesotho's 31 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. HIV was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lesotho over 30 days → its stories → Seeiso stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Morocco

16 of its 44 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Finland

26 of its 88 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

24 of its 35 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 9 of Khartoum's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Nablus accounted for 37 of Palestine's 44 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Egypt (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Pakistan (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); tuberculosis in India (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 15,965 stories about harm among 82,777 counted on 27 Oct.

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Lesotho's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 82,777 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. A year earlier, on 27 October 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Iran's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 65%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran68 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Palestine66 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir65 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia50 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Tehran Iran77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Los Angeles US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Shiraz Iran44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Beijing China41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

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'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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLiberia: 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 readKenya: 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'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: 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'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMacao: 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 275 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 254 stories about harm ● South Africa about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 264 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 321 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,950 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice22% 3,524 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,901 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 1,781 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,140 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 663 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 583 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 225 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 killed3,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations96 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Ukraine

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 softer than 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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