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8,802 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Seoul, tropical storm in the Philippines and violence in Mogadishu. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 76 in 100 of its 332 stories, usually 14
RegionEast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

South Korea

251 of its 332 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Seoul accounted for 236 of South Korea's 251 stories about harm, carried by 565 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (210 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

266 of its 448 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (124 stories). Tropical storm was named in 190 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

60 of its 70 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Mogadishu accounted for 54 of Somalia's 60 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

172 of its 235 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tehran accounted for 55 of Iran's 172 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 40 of Tehran's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Haiti

42 of its 54 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 33 of Haiti's 42 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 5 of Lilongwe's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

30 of its 53 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tigray accounted for 24 of Ethiopia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 11 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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Health

Brazil

61 of its 173 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Haiti (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 29 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 8,802 stories about harm among 42,135 counted on 29 Oct.

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In South Korea, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 14% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 42,135 stories, as usual. On 29 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia86 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti78 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 63 · mostly health South Korea76 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 14 · mostly health Iran73 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Philippines59 in 100 of its 448 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Francisco US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Shiraz Iran25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'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 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: 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'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than 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'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times 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

● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● India about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 623 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,824 stories · less than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice26% 2,224 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,210 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,185 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 433 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 420 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 250 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 162 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 killed2,270 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests941 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected818 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured806 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Korea and the US Stories reporting refugees110 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Australia Stories reporting people displaced92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions67 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Indonesia

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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