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The day's news pointed at protests in Makhachkala (Russia), the earthquake in Jamaica and evacuations in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 59 in 100 of its 74 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Protests & strikes

Russia

422 of its 916 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Makhachkala accounted for 200 of Russia's 422 stories about harm, carried by 402 outlets. 192 of Makhachkala's 200 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Makhachkala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

68 of its 173 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hope Bay accounted for 36 of Jamaica's 68 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Earthquake was named in 38 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.

Jamaica over 30 days → its stories → Hope Bay stories →
Displacement

Kazakhstan

44 of its 74 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Qatar

66 of its 198 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

127 of its 261 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 89 of Bangladesh's 127 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 62 of Dhaka's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

Acapulco accounted for 128 of Mexico's 190 stories about harm, carried by 456 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (108 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Tropical storm was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 53 of Iran's 91 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. 33 of Tehran's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Portugal

50 of its 150 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

73 of its 153 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in El Salvador (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in India (126 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Ireland (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Canada (32 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 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 19,839 stories about harm among 101,244 counted on 30 Oct.

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In Jamaica's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 101,244 stories, as usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Russia. In Russia, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. On 30 October 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 3,523 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Kazakhstan59 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 25 · mostly displacement Palestine59 in 100 of its 682 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iran52 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Makhachkala Russia192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Tel Aviv Israel130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349 Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 566 Jerusalem Israel79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Moscow Russia75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: 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: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSomalia: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: coverage a little more fearful 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: 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'sNorway: 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 angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 2,398 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 402 stories about harm ● Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 5,168 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,272 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 4,200 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,926 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,139 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 712 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 602 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 534 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 killed6,160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,997 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,914 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,913 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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