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Protests in Idlib (Syria), violence in Ankara and arrests in Vietnam drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 41 in 100 of its 228 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Syria

156 of its 197 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 23 of Idlib's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

197 of its 357 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Ankara accounted for 125 of Türkiye's 197 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

208 of its 727 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (70 stories). Food poisoning was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with poisoning, flu and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 63 of Iran's 99 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 51 of Tehran's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

94 of its 228 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Typhoon was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm and cyclone.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

61 of its 152 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

87 of its 137 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tulkarm accounted for 56 of Palestine's 87 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

206 of its 503 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jerusalem accounted for 116 of Israel's 206 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

34 of its 86 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (94 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Iran (53 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (27 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); outbreaks in Zimbabwe (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 21,059 stories about harm among 116,682 counted on 5 Oct.

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18 in every 100 of the day's 116,682 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 5 October 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria79 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan76 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Libya65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine64 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye55 in 100 of its 357 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 706 Delhi India135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 London UK74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Tehran Iran51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Brooklyn US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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 Korea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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'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'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'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: 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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSeychelles: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 156 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 417 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 254 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,404 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,234 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,120 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 2,508 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,090 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,008 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 815 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 513 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 killed4,857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees315 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions142 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ireland

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 harsher 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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