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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Juba (South Sudan), violence in Algiers and people killed in Botswana. Algeria's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBotswana 50 in 100 of its 493 stories, usually 14
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

South Sudan

226 of its 235 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Juba accounted for 134 of South Sudan's 226 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 108 of Juba's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (188 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

81 of its 106 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Algiers accounted for 79 of Algeria's 81 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Botswana

248 of its 493 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (239 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Botswana over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

1,046 of its 2,481 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (402 stories). Landslides were named in 409 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts, heatwave and tornadoes.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,024 of its 1,220 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Idlib accounted for 872 of Syria's 1,024 stories about harm, carried by 847 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

257 of its 304 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Yangon accounted for 218 of Myanmar's 257 stories about harm, carried by 285 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (175 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

197 of its 301 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Greece

251 of its 708 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (169 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

20 of Managua's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

Tripoli accounted for 243 of Libya's 266 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Puerto Rico (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Portugal (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Finland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Nicaragua (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in Zambia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 39,414 stories about harm among 193,609 counted on 4 Sep.

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Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. of the day's 193,609 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 4 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today. South Sudan's news was 96% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan96 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar85 in 100 of its 304 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Syria84 in 100 of its 1,220 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria76 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 985 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1275 Jerusalem Israel315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 495 San Francisco US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Idlib Syria186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 872 Grant Town US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Vanuatu: 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'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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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 warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry 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'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Algeria about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 728 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,024 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 226 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,909 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 8,942 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health18% 7,140 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 5,769 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,137 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,685 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,361 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 848 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 killed10,040 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected5,140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,112 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting refugees990 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Germany Stories reporting people displaced555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions205 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill95 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
● Griefa little less than 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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