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Most of the day's attention went to people killed in the Seychelles, protests in South Ossetia (Georgia) and a disaster in Santa Catarina Pinula. the Seychelles' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSeychelles 87 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 37 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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Health

Seychelles

119 of its 137 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (103 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Seychelles over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

304 of its 434 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 120 of South Ossetia's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → South Ossetia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

140 of its 174 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Santa Catarina Pinula accounted for 96 of Guatemala's 140 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Santa Catarina Pinula stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

156 of its 201 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Poisoning was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Somalia

195 of its 235 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Galmudug accounted for 122 of Somalia's 195 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 98 of Galmudug's 122 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

206 of its 519 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 87 of Stavanger's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

3,252 of its 11,030 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (187 stories). Meningitis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,407 of Syria's 1,643 stories about harm, carried by 857 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (706 stories). Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mauritania

30 of its 43 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 22 of Zouerate's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

182 of its 264 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Thailand (119 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Philippines (275 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Liberia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Sri Lanka (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Jamaica (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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27 in 10019 in 1001 Sep8 Sep15 Sep22 Sep30 Sep1 Sep: 21 in 1002 Sep: 22 in 1003 Sep: 24 in 1004 Sep: 24 in 1005 Sep: 22 in 1006 Sep: 20 in 1007 Sep: 20 in 1008 Sep: 19 in 1009 Sep: 20 in 10010 Sep: 23 in 10011 Sep: 25 in 10012 Sep: 22 in 10013 Sep: 20 in 10014 Sep: 20 in 10015 Sep: 21 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 22 in 10018 Sep: 27 in 10019 Sep: 24 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 22 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 21 in 10024 Sep: 23 in 10025 Sep: 23 in 10026 Sep: 20 in 10027 Sep: 21 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 10029 Sep: 22 in 10030 Sep: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 57,146 stories about harm among 268,893 counted on 30 Sep.

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In the Seychelles, 87% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 268,893 stories, as usual. Mentions of the dengue ran about 7 times their usual in Thailand's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Timor-Leste98 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Aruba92 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Seychelles87 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 19 · mostly health Somalia83 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay82 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria539 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1407 Washington US276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1274 Cajon US267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 Dallas US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Moscow Russia137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sRwanda: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSeychelles: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Norway about twice as warm as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Seychelles about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,277 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as warm as the world's · 1,197 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,121 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 454 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence24% 13,707 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 13,646 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health20% 11,244 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 9,012 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,653 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,879 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,842 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,220 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 killed18,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,296 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions437 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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