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The news turned to rights and justice in el Fasher, evacuations in Jamaica and protests in Douala (Cameroon). Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Jamaica and India →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJamaica 77 in 100 of its 1,084 stories, usually 43
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

136 of its 174 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. el Fasher accounted for 83 of Sudan's 136 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → El Fasher stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

838 of its 1,084 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (100 stories). Typhoon was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Jamaica over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

92 of its 262 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Cuba

99 of its 137 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Hurricane was named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, landslides and tropical storm.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Georgia

36 of its 52 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tbilisi accounted for 35 of Georgia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bamako accounted for 13 of Mali's 15 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kenya

111 of its 354 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 48 of Venezuela's 101 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

29 of its 60 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Cuba (91 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (40 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Georgia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Philippines (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 16,204 stories about harm among 92,885 counted on 28 Oct.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Jamaica and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 92,885 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Sudan. In Sudan, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 67% is usual. A year earlier, on 28 October 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Jamaica77 in 100 of its 1,084 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba72 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Georgia69 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Cameroon66 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 544 Chicago US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Jerusalem Israel36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Paris France29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 New York US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'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'sGreece: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readCyprus: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: 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'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than 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'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little angrier 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 more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAmerican Samoa: coverage a little more fearful 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 553 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,330 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,865 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents23% 3,597 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence11% 1,745 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 783 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 633 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 551 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 344 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 killed3,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured689 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions380 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations259 at about twice the usual rate · most about Jamaica and India Stories reporting people displaced227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Canada 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
● 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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