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Storms in Spain, abductions in Ukraine and protests in Maputo (Mozambique) drew the news. Spain's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 53 in 100 of its 874 stories, usually 16
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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Disasters & accidents

Spain

467 of its 874 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (383 stories). Storms were named in 119 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hypothermia, tsunami and drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

138 of its 407 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mozambique

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Maputo accounted for 16 of Mozambique's 22 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 15 of Maputo's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 139 of the Philippines' 252 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 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.

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

Iran

89 of its 191 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 50 of Iran's 89 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

111 of its 223 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Tropical storm was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hurricane.

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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

55 of its 98 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Valencia accounted for 43 of Venezuela's 55 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

19 of its 60 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 10 of Tbilisi's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Baalbek accounted for 50 of Lebanon's 131 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Gas explosion was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Taiwan (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in China (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); gas explosion in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in India (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 16,629 stories about harm among 100,696 counted on 31 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 11 March 2024. 17 in every 100 of the day's 100,696 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Spain, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. the news turned to Spain for the second day running. A year earlier, on 1 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine67 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon66 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 984 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela56 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Chicago US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Hollywood US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Tel Aviv Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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'sLibya: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCroatia: 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'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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than 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 angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMonaco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Sudan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 630 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 467 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,958 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice23% 3,811 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,952 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,987 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 794 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 710 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 631 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 419 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 killed4,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured966 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced226 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions216 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations138 at about half the usual rate · most about Taiwan and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill46 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 softer 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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