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Protests in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), evacuations in Jamaica and rights and justice in Rio de Janeiro drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTanzania 61 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Protests & strikes

Tanzania

70 of its 115 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 49 of Tanzania's 70 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. 48 of Dar es Salaam's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories).

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

446 of its 620 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Drought was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Jamaica over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

113 of its 312 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Rio de Janeiro accounted for 70 of Brazil's 113 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio de Janeiro stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

182 of its 238 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. el Fasher accounted for 101 of Sudan's 182 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Cuba

104 of its 163 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

France

260 of its 906 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Paris accounted for 208 of France's 260 stories about harm, carried by 545 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (166 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

33 of its 71 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

110 of its 284 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

35 of its 44 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 28 of Afghanistan's 42 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kashmir (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); storms in Bahamas (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Nepal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 9 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 30 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 16,202 stories about harm among 97,594 counted on 30 Oct.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Tanzania. of the day's 97,594 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Kashmir's news mentioned flooding about 8 times as often as usual. Tanzania's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. A year earlier, on 30 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 →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Jamaica72 in 100 of its 620 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba64 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel61 in 100 of its 801 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Tanzania61 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Chicago US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Jerusalem Israel61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Dar es Salaam Tanzania48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Delhi India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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'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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'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'sKazakhstan: 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'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'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 readGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: 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 fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 491 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 269 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,337 stories · about as usual Health26% 4,096 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,062 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,861 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood4% 708 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 673 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 663 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 365 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 killed3,840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured728 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions331 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting people displaced204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees199 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Africa and the US Stories reporting evacuations167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 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 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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