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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Paiporta, protests in Tehran (Iran) and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 50 in 100 of its 432 stories, usually 21
RegionEurope 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Disasters & accidents

Spain

216 of its 432 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Paiporta accounted for 139 of Spain's 216 stories about harm, carried by 428 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (186 stories). Natural hazards were named in 68 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Paiporta stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

152 of its 241 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 103 of Iran's 152 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. 63 of Tehran's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

72 of its 136 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jammu accounted for 43 of Kashmir's 72 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Displacement

Uganda

27 of its 65 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bolivia

13 of its 14 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 8 of Chapare's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

58 of its 166 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 85 of Palestine's 108 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Polio was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

21 of its 39 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Valencia accounted for 18 of Venezuela's 21 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Tsunami was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

5 of Dakar's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: polio in Palestine (39 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Israel (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in South Africa (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Greece (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 8,453 stories about harm among 47,591 counted on 3 Nov.

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Spain stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 47,591 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 4 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Spain, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine69 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 620 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iran63 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon62 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir53 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Tehran Iran63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Abuja Nigeria33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Paiporta Spain28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: 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'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'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'sHong Kong: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sTonga: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: 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'sItaly: 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'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 · 72 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 406 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 159 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,128 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 1,935 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,616 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,270 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 529 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 325 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 252 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 196 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 killed2,265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured804 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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.

● 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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