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Protests in Darfur (Sudan), violence in Tehran and tropical storm in the Philippines drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 57 in 100 of its 141 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

54 of its 61 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Darfur accounted for 25 of Sudan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 19 of Darfur's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

265 of its 496 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 198 of Iran's 265 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Philippines

215 of its 426 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Philippine accounted for 118 of the Philippines' 215 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Tropical storm was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and drownings. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Georgia

42 of its 139 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 22 of Tbilisi's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 251 of Israel's 620 stories about harm, carried by 523 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Illness was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

34 of its 44 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 9 of Chapare's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

80 of its 141 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

23 of its 80 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 6 of Oslo's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 83 of Palestine's 111 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Israel (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 8,650 stories about harm among 50,062 counted on 27 Oct.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Sudan. On 28 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today. Sudan's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%. of the day's 50,062 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan89 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine70 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 889 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon64 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir57 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Tel Aviv Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Tbilisi Georgia22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 Tehran Iran19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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'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'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGermany: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than 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'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little angrier 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 about twice as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 620 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 11 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,311 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 1,895 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 1,626 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,356 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 532 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 264 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 251 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 223 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 killed2,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured936 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions301 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Iran Stories reporting people displaced217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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