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The news turned to protests in Bamenda (Cameroon), illness in Pyongyang and violence in Damascus. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCameroon 66 in 100 of its 307 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

204 of its 307 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 64 of Bamenda's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Bamenda stories →
Health

North Korea

562 of its 1,383 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Pyongyang accounted for 499 of North Korea's 562 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

572 of its 687 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Damascus accounted for 274 of Syria's 572 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Yemen

104 of its 136 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Spain

1,571 of its 3,766 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 423 of Barcelona's 685 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,290 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

912 of its 2,099 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (719 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

1,318 of its 1,571 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mandalay accounted for 1,257 of Myanmar's 1,318 stories about harm, carried by 1,240 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,032 stories).

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Displacement

Papua New Guinea

37 of its 75 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

130 of its 234 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Vietnam (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in United Arab Emirates (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Norway (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Belgium (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Thailand (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 21 the day before
33 in 10020 in 1003 Sep10 Sep17 Sep24 Sep2 Oct3 Sep: 27 in 1004 Sep: 25 in 1005 Sep: 24 in 1006 Sep: 23 in 1007 Sep: 25 in 1008 Sep: 26 in 1009 Sep: 30 in 10010 Sep: 33 in 10011 Sep: 29 in 10012 Sep: 25 in 10013 Sep: 24 in 10014 Sep: 23 in 10015 Sep: 24 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 27 in 10018 Sep: 23 in 10019 Sep: 23 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 23 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 24 in 10024 Sep: 24 in 10025 Sep: 20 in 10026 Sep: 21 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 22 in 10029 Sep: 23 in 10030 Sep: 23 in 1001 Oct: 21 in 1002 Oct: 28 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 49,756 stories about harm among 177,113 counted on 2 Oct.

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Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Spain. Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Cameroon. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 177,113 stories, above the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu91 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar84 in 100 of its 1,571 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 687 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 61 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Las Vegas US655 stories about protests or strikes, of its 7297 Barcelona Spain423 stories about protests or strikes, of its 685 Madrid Spain367 stories about protests or strikes, of its 588 Washington US277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1493 Washington US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1243

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'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'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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than 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'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMonaco: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 572 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 912 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 112 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence40% 19,312 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice17% 8,114 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Health16% 7,790 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,733 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 4,341 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services3% 1,545 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,148 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 823 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 killed24,738 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting people injured16,972 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people affected4,683 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests3,972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees896 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations339 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Vanuatu Stories reporting abductions235 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced233 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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