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The day's news pointed at protests in Douala (Cameroon), the hurricane in Cuba and violence in el Fasher. Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJamaica 83 in 100 of its 619 stories, usually 35
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Cameroon

97 of its 146 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Douala accounted for 60 of Cameroon's 97 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 51 of Douala's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Douala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

79 of its 105 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Santiago de Cuba accounted for 29 of Cuba's 79 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Hurricane was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding and storms.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Santiago de Cuba stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

112 of its 151 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. el Fasher accounted for 48 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → El Fasher stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Guyana

17 of its 52 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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

Mali

28 of its 44 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bamako accounted for 24 of Mali's 28 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

511 of its 619 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Brunei

22 of its 76 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. the Red Sea accounted for 14 of Djibouti's 15 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lithuania

24 of its 76 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (189 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Guadeloupe (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 13,714 stories about harm among 83,356 counted on 27 Oct.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Cameroon. of the day's 83,356 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Cameroon stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. A year earlier, on 27 October 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Jamaica83 in 100 of its 619 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba75 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan74 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon66 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Israel58 in 100 of its 639 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 435 Chicago US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Douala Cameroon51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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'sEstonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: 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 readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: 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'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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry 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'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 warmer than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Cameroon about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 368 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,509 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,423 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,670 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 1,696 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 804 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 528 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 287 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 killed3,113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured757 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced249 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Jamaica and Sudan Stories reporting abductions206 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees97 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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