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The news turned to protests in Agua Zarca (Honduras), people injured in Benin and rights and justice in Cairo. Honduras' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBenin 79 in 100 of its 77 stories, usually 22
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Honduras

99 of its 128 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Agua Zarca accounted for 81 of Honduras' 99 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 81 of Agua Zarca's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Agua Zarca stories →
Disasters & accidents

Benin

61 of its 77 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Accidents were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Benin over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

344 of its 657 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cairo accounted for 274 of Egypt's 344 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

35 of its 39 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

250 of its 369 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Phnom Penh accounted for 172 of Cambodia's 250 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. 151 of Phnom Penh's 172 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

613 of its 1,522 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (382 stories). Accidents were named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Côte d’Ivoire

45 of its 65 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Ebola was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Niger

80 of its 96 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Niamey accounted for 65 of Niger's 80 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

France

1,787 of its 3,453 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (236 stories). Hepatitis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio, whooping cough and hypothermia.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

302 of its 361 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Malaria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Côte d’Ivoire (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Kenya (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Micronesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Sri Lanka (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in South Korea (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 53,858 stories about harm among 265,071 counted on 9 Sep.

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In Côte d’Ivoire's news, mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual. Honduras stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 265,071 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan84 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Niger83 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 49 · mostly shelter & services Benin79 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Honduras77 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Yemen77 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Pyongyang North Korea503 stories about protests or strikes, of its 718 Chicago US503 stories about protests or strikes, of its 738 Washington US285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2119 Lake Oahe US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Phnom Penh Cambodia151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNigeria: 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'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: 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'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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sKashmir: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: 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

● Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 302 stories about harm ● Honduras about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 558 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 613 stories about harm ● Côte d’Ivoire few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,378 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 11,912 stories · about as usual Health20% 10,814 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,968 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,108 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,951 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,651 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,019 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 killed14,416 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests6,866 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,461 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting refugees1,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions675 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting evacuations612 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people displaced382 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill84 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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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