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The day's news pointed at the drought in Spain, protests in Abuja (Nigeria) and abductions in Pakistan. Spain's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 53 in 100 of its 702 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Spain

371 of its 702 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (45 stories). Drought was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tsunami and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

411 of its 1,357 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 81 of Abuja's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with poisoning.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Abuja stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Polio was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. 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.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

66 of its 113 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Valencia accounted for 56 of Venezuela's 66 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

17 of its 46 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 5 of Algiers' 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

52 of its 170 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

85 of its 194 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 40 of Bangladesh's 85 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 26 of Dhaka's 40 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 81 of Lebanon's 145 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Belize

23 of its 50 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Venezuela (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Taiwan (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in China (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Lebanon (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in India (17 of its stories, about 4 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 1 Nov. 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 16,261 stories about harm among 96,961 counted on 1 Nov.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Spain. of the day's 96,961 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Spain stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in Venezuela's news. On 2 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. Over October, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in October 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Palestine66 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon65 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 905 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela58 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Abuja Nigeria81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Dhaka Bangladesh26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readEstonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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 a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful 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'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'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 few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 579 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 371 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,548 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,044 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,748 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 2,028 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 856 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 699 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 596 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 389 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 killed4,219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,685 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions289 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced230 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations124 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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