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The news turned to protests in Bishoftu (Ethiopia), a disaster in les Cayes and violence in Rabat. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 92 in 100 of its 1,218 stories, usually 45
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

574 of its 667 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Bishoftu accounted for 327 of Ethiopia's 574 stories about harm, carried by 320 outlets. 314 of Bishoftu's 327 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Bishoftu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

1,122 of its 1,218 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. les Cayes accounted for 670 of Haiti's 1,122 stories about harm, carried by 626 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (553 stories). Cyclone was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Les Cayes stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

204 of its 297 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Rabat accounted for 177 of Morocco's 204 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (132 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Health

Japan

921 of its 3,382 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Malaria was named in 300 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Poland

285 of its 615 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 229 of Warsaw's 231 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

238 of its 328 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Sirte accounted for 172 of Libya's 238 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,144 of Syria's 1,650 stories about harm, carried by 771 outlets. 603 of Aleppo's 1,144 stories were about protests or strikes. Meningitis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

188 of its 359 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (17 stories). Storm surge was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

118 of its 257 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Storm surge was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

1,477 of its 2,142 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Sweden (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Grenada (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Bahamas (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Brazil (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Portugal (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
27 in 10019 in 1004 Sep11 Sep18 Sep25 Sep3 Oct4 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 1001 Oct: 22 in 1002 Oct: 23 in 1003 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 52,015 stories about harm among 249,884 counted on 3 Oct.

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In Sweden's news, mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 249,884 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti92 in 100 of its 1,218 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger91 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia86 in 100 of its 667 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 2,097 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria603 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1144 Los Angeles US365 stories about protests or strikes, of its 584 Bishoftu Ethiopia314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Moscow Russia311 stories about protests or strikes, of its 685 Bogota Colombia241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 676

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readChile: 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'sCambodia: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as warm as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times 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 about one and a half times as angry 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'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little warmer 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 warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful 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

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 350 stories about harm ● Sweden about three times as warm as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 574 stories about harm ● Niger about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 13,405 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 12,381 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health21% 10,786 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 7,632 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,900 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,775 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,364 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 923 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 killed16,705 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,461 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,534 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced1,133 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting evacuations971 at about twice the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US Stories reporting abductions771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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