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The day's news pointed at protests in Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), the earthquake in Nepal and livelihoods in Colombo. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 38 in 100 of its 86 stories, usually 25
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

246 of its 707 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Sharm el-Sheikh accounted for 152 of Egypt's 246 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 95 of Sharm el-Sheikh's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Sharm el-Sheikh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 23 of Iraq's 28 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Tanzania

30 of its 58 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Plane crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 53 of Iran's 89 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 45 of Tehran's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

33 of its 86 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Hurricane was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm, flooding and storm surge.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

30 of its 32 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

Heatwave was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Bahamas (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Tanzania (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in South Korea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Spain (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in US (304 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 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 8 Nov. 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 14,247 stories about harm among 79,463 counted on 8 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 16 January 2020. 18 in every 100 of the day's 79,463 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. For the second day running, the news turned to Egypt. A year earlier, on 8 November 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Egypt's news was 35% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Tanzania52 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir48 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 London UK62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245 Tehran Iran45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 San Francisco US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readCuraçao: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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'sBrazil: 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'sBelarus: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: 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'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier 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 angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 218 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,154 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,076 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,292 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,343 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 879 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 563 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 466 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 233 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 killed2,756 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,384 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured546 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations73 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US

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

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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