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The news turned to protests in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), a disaster in Georgetown and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Germany and Nigeria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMadagascar 79 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

214 of its 359 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 91 of Addis Ababa's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Hunger was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guyana

126 of its 221 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Georgetown accounted for 114 of Guyana's 126 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Guyana over 30 days → its stories → Georgetown stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

919 of its 1,069 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 803 of Afghanistan's 919 stories about harm, carried by 592 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (699 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Sri Lanka

211 of its 535 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Malaria was named in 97 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis.

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

Israel

927 of its 1,795 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tel Aviv accounted for 730 of Israel's 927 stories about harm, carried by 535 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (426 stories). Earthquake was named in 143 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse and hypothermia.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

88 of its 111 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Antsiranana accounted for 79 of Madagascar's 88 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

148 of its 339 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

254 of its 862 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 146 of Sao Paulo's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Laos

464 of its 862 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Vientiane accounted for 395 of Laos' 464 stories about harm, carried by 427 outlets. 252 of Vientiane's 395 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,449 of its 2,806 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (418 stories). Chikungunya was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (220 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (112 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (111 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Singapore (90 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Sep. 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 41,438 stories about harm among 191,075 counted on 5 Sep.

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Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Germany and Nigeria. of the day's 191,075 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico's news mentioned tropical storm about three times as often as usual. Ethiopia's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria88 in 100 of its 1,978 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen88 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 1,069 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar79 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Gabon71 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Vientiane Laos252 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Washington US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 708 Sao Paulo Brazil146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Paris France142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Delhi India122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 592

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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 readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 236 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 919 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 476 stories about harm ● Jordan about twice as warm as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Switzerland about twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,906 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 9,743 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 7,023 stories · about as usual Health17% 6,885 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,446 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,425 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,155 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,055 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 killed13,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,557 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,463 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests4,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,502 at about twice the usual rate · most about Germany and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions637 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations451 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting people displaced346 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about half the usual rate · most about Indonesia 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 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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