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Illness in Seoul, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Tehran (Iran) drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and Somalia →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 78 in 100 of its 770 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 46 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

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

South Korea

598 of its 770 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Seoul accounted for 540 of South Korea's 598 stories about harm, carried by 855 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (360 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

173 of its 183 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Mogadishu accounted for 148 of Somalia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 392 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

143 of its 199 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tehran accounted for 46 of Iran's 143 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 40 of Tehran's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

201 of its 361 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (38 stories). Tropical storm was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding and tsunami.

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

Lebanon

39 of its 82 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Beirut accounted for 36 of Lebanon's 39 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

22 of its 34 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Khartoum accounted for 14 of Sudan's 16 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 9 of Khartoum's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

728 of its 2,827 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 126 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

46 of its 64 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Hebron accounted for 31 of Palestine's 46 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

12 of its 20 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: bridge collapse in India (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Russia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Canada (13 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 30 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 7,975 stories about harm among 37,871 counted on 30 Oct.

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South Korea stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 37,871 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and Somalia. the news turned to South Korea for the second day running. A year earlier, on 30 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia95 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Korea78 in 100 of its 770 stories · usually 16 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine72 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran72 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Philippines56 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 San Francisco US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Washington US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 London UK18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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 readSwitzerland: 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 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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'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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'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'sIraq: 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 readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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 readBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'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 fearful 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 598 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 12 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 2,318 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice21% 1,664 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,466 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence14% 1,107 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 584 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Food & livelihood6% 436 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 202 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 119 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 killed2,647 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Korea and the US Stories reporting people injured1,124 at about three times the usual rate · most about South Korea and Somalia Stories reporting people affected769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.