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The news turned to protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), the drought in Bosnia and violence in Port-au-Prince. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostThailand 41 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 24
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

294 of its 783 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Islamabad accounted for 139 of Pakistan's 294 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 108 of Islamabad's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bosnia

27 of its 35 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jablanica accounted for 26 of Bosnia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Jablanica stories →
Conflict & violence

Haiti

52 of its 81 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 22 of Haiti's 52 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flu was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with rabies. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Honduras

47 of its 47 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tocoa accounted for 43 of Honduras' 47 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 43 of Tocoa's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

62 of its 210 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with earthquake.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 212 of Lebanon's 276 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

54 of its 132 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

81 of its 237 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Illness was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Displacement

Cyprus

14 of its 43 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in UK (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 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 10,955 stories about harm among 56,794 counted on 5 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 56,794 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Pakistan stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. On 6 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon70 in 100 of its 392 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,025 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti64 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan44 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Tel Aviv Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Tocoa Honduras43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'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'sSudan: 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'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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 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'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 · 65 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 665 stories about harm ● Honduras few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 294 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health23% 2,509 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents22% 2,382 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice22% 2,357 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 1,887 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 474 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 436 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 413 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 305 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 killed3,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions330 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced251 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations196 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 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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