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The news turned to protests in Bogota (Colombia), a disaster in les Cayes and violence in Kuwait City. Colombia's coverage was about three times as warm as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Haiti and the US →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostKuwait 60 in 100 of its 106 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

1,634 of its 2,107 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 500 of Bogota's 631 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (305 stories). Extreme cold was named in 281 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

1,794 of its 1,996 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. les Cayes accounted for 960 of Haiti's 1,794 stories about harm, carried by 880 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (424 stories). Ebola was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kuwait

64 of its 106 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kuwait City accounted for 52 of Kuwait's 64 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories → Kuwait City stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

437 of its 1,263 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (25 stories). Earthquake was named in 99 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and overdoses. 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.

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

Ethiopia

298 of its 403 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 64 of Addis Ababa's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,221 of Syria's 1,635 stories about harm, carried by 674 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (209 stories). Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

37 of its 64 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Burundi

142 of its 154 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Bujumbura accounted for 104 of Burundi's 142 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (136 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

232 of its 263 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Eritrea

63 of its 103 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bisha accounted for 62 of Eritrea's 63 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (60 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Sweden (145 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Netherlands (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Sri Lanka (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Czechia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (41 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
27 in 10019 in 1008 Sep15 Sep22 Sep29 Sep7 Oct8 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 1004 Oct: 20 in 1005 Oct: 21 in 1006 Oct: 22 in 1007 Oct: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 61,288 stories about harm among 263,762 counted on 7 Oct.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti. 23 in every 100 of the day's 263,762 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In the Netherlands' news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Colombia stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi92 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 62 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Haiti90 in 100 of its 1,996 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger88 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia78 in 100 of its 2,107 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 2,119 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Bogota Colombia500 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631 Aleppo Syria402 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1221 Moscow Russia339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 995 Washington US218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1753 Sderot Israel163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176

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'sUzbekistan: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'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'sMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGhana: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Colombia about three times as warm as the world's · 1,634 stories about harm ● Niger about three times as angry as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● Vietnam about three times as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as warm as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Haiti about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,794 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 15,206 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Rights & justice25% 15,004 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 12,118 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Health16% 9,782 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,720 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 2,083 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,972 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,163 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 killed20,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected9,668 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti Stories reporting arrests7,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,437 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations3,105 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti Stories reporting refugees1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced1,258 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and Haiti Stories reporting abductions968 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people falling ill453 at about three times the usual rate · most about Haiti 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 much softer than 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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