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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.
Protests & strikes
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.
Conflict & violence
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.
Shelter & services
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).
Rights & justice
41 of its 52 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence
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.
Protests & strikes
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.
Conflict & violence
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.
Health
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).
Protests & strikes
11 of its 39 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 10 of Prague's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.
Protests & strikes
10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 6 of Tirana's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
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).
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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.
18 in every 100 of the day's 62,578 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19). Venezuela: 51 of its 114 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jordan: 102 of its 173 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Gabon: 14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Sudan: 41 of its 52 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mentions of Ebola ran about 5 times their usual in Nigeria's news. Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual. It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 19 September 2026. It was the second day running that the news turned to Venezuela. A year earlier, on 26 October 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Uruguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: too little coverage to read Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: too little coverage to read Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: about as warm as its own usual or less South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: too little coverage to read South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: too little coverage to read Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: too little coverage to read St Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or less St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: too little coverage to read Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: too little coverage to read North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: too little coverage to read Moldova: too little coverage to read Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: too little coverage to read Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: too little coverage to read North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: too little coverage to read Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: too little coverage to read Laos: too little coverage to read Kyrgyzstan: too little coverage to read Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: too little coverage to read Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: too little coverage to read Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea: too little coverage to read Guatemala: too little coverage to read Grenada: too little coverage to read Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: about as warm as its own usual or less France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: too little coverage to read Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: too little coverage to read Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: too little coverage to read Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: too little coverage to read DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: too little coverage to read Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: too little coverage to read Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: too little coverage to read Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: too little coverage to read Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: about as warm as its own usual or less Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or less Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Venezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Russia: warmth about its own usual Norway: warmth about its own usual Jordan: warmth about its own usual Bulgaria: warmth about its own usual Brazil: warmth about its own usual Ogwashi, Nigeria -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Karak, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 79 stories, carried by 117 outlets Caracas, Venezuela -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 55 outlets Petersburg, Russia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 41 outlets Dover, UK -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 19 outlets Nottingham, UK -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outlets Atlanta, US -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 15 outlets Oregon, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 100 outlets
Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
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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