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14,510 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at deaths in Seoul, tropical storm in the Philippines and people killed in Lebanon. South Korea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 58 in 100 of its 766 stories, usually 21
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

South Korea

441 of its 766 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Seoul accounted for 380 of South Korea's 441 stories about harm, carried by 741 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (230 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Philippines

256 of its 464 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (133 stories). Tropical storm was named in 160 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides, flooding and tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Lebanon

34 of its 88 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Cholera was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

India

1,118 of its 4,170 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (183 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 391 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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Health

Brazil

184 of its 719 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 187 of Ukraine's 325 stories about harm, carried by 464 outlets. Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, drought and bridge collapse. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 91 of Iran's 173 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. 79 of Tehran's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Macao

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Cotai accounted for 15 of Macao's 18 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets.

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Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

41 of its 99 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tropical storm was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: bridge collapse in India (391 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Jamaica (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Thailand (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Russia (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 14,510 stories about harm among 71,714 counted on 31 Oct.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to South Korea. of the day's 71,714 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. South Korea stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. A year earlier, on 31 October 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia88 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Iran64 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice South Korea58 in 100 of its 766 stories · usually 21 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine56 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines55 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442 Tehran Iran79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 San Francisco US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Zhengzhou China21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62

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'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: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: 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'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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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 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 angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than 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 angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer 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'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● South Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 441 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 325 stories about harm ● Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 184 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 4,969 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,030 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,503 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence9% 1,288 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood7% 975 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 802 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 521 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 234 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 killed3,827 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,060 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Korea and the US Stories reporting refugees129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting abductions78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations69 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US 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 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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