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The day's news pointed at protests in Juba (South Sudan), violence in Kabul and the earthquake in Japan. South Sudan's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJapan 56 in 100 of its 3,250 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

234 of its 293 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 222 of South Sudan's 234 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. 129 of Juba's 222 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (167 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 166 of Afghanistan's 224 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

1,809 of its 3,250 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (920 stories). Earthquake was named in 1,397 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tsunami, power cuts and avalanche.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Finland

96 of its 226 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Covid was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Iraq

405 of its 578 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 258 of Iraq's 405 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. 224 of Baghdad's 258 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (282 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

126 of its 142 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. 54 of Managua's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

86 of its 274 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 32 of Colombo's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Food poisoning was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Russia

747 of its 2,737 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mexico

232 of its 869 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

202 of its 261 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Tripoli accounted for 190 of Libya's 202 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Sri Lanka (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in North Korea (41 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ghana (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hurricane in Italy (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 6 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 41,680 stories about harm among 213,264 counted on 6 Sep.

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Japan's news mentioned the earthquake about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 6 September 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In South Sudan, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 62% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 213,264 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Yemen84 in 100 of its 340 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan80 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Libya77 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq70 in 100 of its 578 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US814 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1838 Delhi India493 stories about protests or strikes, of its 835 Chicago US264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Baghdad Iraq224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Jerusalem Israel179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 520

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'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'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'sFrance: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: 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'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: 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 about twice as grief-stricken 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 a little warmer than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontserrat: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Chile about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● South Sudan about 4 times as angry as the world's · 234 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 593 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 126 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,611 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,080 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents20% 8,030 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 6,116 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,170 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,639 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,290 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,009 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 killed12,008 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,696 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations359 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting abductions348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced271 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill213 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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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