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The news turned to protests in Mount Lavinia (Sri Lanka), a disaster in Ambae and violence in Beirut. Lebanon's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 58 in 100 of its 425 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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

Sri Lanka

247 of its 425 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Mount Lavinia accounted for 128 of Sri Lanka's 247 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. 98 of Mount Lavinia's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Mount Lavinia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

248 of its 302 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ambae accounted for 232 of Vanuatu's 248 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Vanuatu over 30 days → its stories → Ambae stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

109 of its 198 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Beirut accounted for 92 of Lebanon's 109 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Zambia

54 of its 134 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (42 stories). Malaria was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

64 of its 132 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Landslides were named in 54 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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Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

27 of its 74 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Madagascar

18 of its 29 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks and wildfires. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

142 of its 181 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 100 of Somalia's 142 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

357 of its 524 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 249 of Afghanistan's 357 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

129 of its 315 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 55 of Kampala's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Guatemala (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (131 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Madagascar (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Marshall Islands (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Mexico (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 44,898 stories about harm among 204,013 counted on 28 Sep.

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In Guatemala's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Sri Lanka for the second day running. Sri Lanka's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 204,013 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu82 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia78 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh77 in 100 of its 1,138 stories · usually 72 · mostly displacement Syria72 in 100 of its 661 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US436 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1003 Washington US343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2330 Salt Lake City US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Missouri US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Barcelona Spain105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Venezuela: 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'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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: 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'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'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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than 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 more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Madagascar few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 357 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 404 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● North Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 364 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,723 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Health21% 9,027 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents20% 8,729 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence14% 6,221 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,780 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,866 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,803 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 761 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 killed12,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,324 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting arrests4,950 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,866 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations590 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Vanuatu Stories reporting abductions363 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced349 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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