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Protests in Tehran (Iran), a disaster in Paiporta and people falling ill in Pakistan drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 52 in 100 of its 669 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

168 of its 349 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 84 of Iran's 168 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 42 of Tehran's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

350 of its 669 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Paiporta accounted for 146 of Spain's 350 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (256 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Paiporta stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Natural hazards were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Indonesia

170 of its 333 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 116 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

128 of its 194 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. the Gulf of Mexico accounted for 67 of Cuba's 128 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Cyclone was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides and storm surge.

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Protests & strikes

Mozambique

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 4 of Maputo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cayman Islands

17 of its 28 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Hurricane was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

40 of its 107 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Cyclone was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane, storms and landslides.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

30 of its 54 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Valencia accounted for 26 of Venezuela's 30 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Cayman Islands (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Jamaica (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Cuba (38 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (19 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 4 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 15,436 stories about harm among 89,654 counted on 4 Nov.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 89,654 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Iran for the second day running. On 5 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 17 today. In Iran, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Cuba66 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine64 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel58 in 100 of its 851 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela56 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Abuja Nigeria60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Paiporta Spain58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Ottawa Canada55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Chicago US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: 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'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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: 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 a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times 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 warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sComoros: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier 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'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 201 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 496 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 81 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,358 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,284 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,015 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,014 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 947 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 596 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 566 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 321 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 killed3,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured945 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions247 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced148 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations141 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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