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The day's news pointed at protests in Caracas (Venezuela), violence in Karak and people affected in Gabon. Jordan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 59 in 100 of its 173 stories, usually 25
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Venezuela

51 of its 114 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Caracas accounted for 38 of Venezuela's 51 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 20 of Caracas' 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

102 of its 173 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Karak accounted for 79 of Jordan's 102 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Karak stories →
Shelter & services

Gabon

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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

Palestine

100 of its 150 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 39 of Palestine's 100 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

Paris accounted for 117 of France's 171 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. 92 of Paris' 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

33 of its 64 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Uganda

51 of its 133 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Czechia

11 of its 39 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 10 of Prague's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Albania

10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 6 of Tirana's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Nigeria (119 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Brazil (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Switzerland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Mexico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (117 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 11,220 stories about harm among 62,578 counted on 26 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 19 September 2026. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 62,578 stories, below the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to Venezuela. In Venezuela, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. On 26 October 2025, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan79 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Palestine67 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Jordan59 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen58 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Delhi India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Washington US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Belgrade 32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 Tel Aviv Israel25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84

Stories, not people.

The world today

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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: 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'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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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'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: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readEritrea: 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 readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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'sBotswana: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'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

● Jordan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Venezuela about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 296 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 100 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,839 stories · about as usual Health25% 2,747 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,863 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,432 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 690 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 535 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 522 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 324 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 killed2,763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced151 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees55 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya

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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