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The day's news pointed at protests in Tripoli (Libya), violence in Mogadishu and plane crash in South Sudan. Somalia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 55 in 100 of its 300 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Libya

463 of its 541 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Tripoli accounted for 421 of Libya's 463 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. 269 of Tripoli's 421 stories were about protests or strikes. Natural hazards were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

305 of its 336 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Mogadishu accounted for 278 of Somalia's 305 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (250 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

82 of its 103 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Plane crash was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

164 of its 300 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Vienna accounted for 151 of Austria's 164 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Iran

320 of its 706 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (158 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

749 of its 2,190 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (435 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

242 of its 349 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Phnom Penh accounted for 165 of Cambodia's 242 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Sudan

232 of its 296 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Khartoum accounted for 186 of Sudan's 232 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Russia

849 of its 2,650 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 532 of Moscow's 575 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (253 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

411 of its 541 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. 171 of Baghdad's 191 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Congo (51 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Guam (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (101 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Mali (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 40,801 stories about harm among 188,795 counted on 10 Sep.

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Mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran about three times their usual in Congo's news. of the day's 188,795 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 10 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 33 in every 100, against 22 today. Libya's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 71%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia91 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua87 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Libya86 in 100 of its 541 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen81 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Syria80 in 100 of its 864 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia532 stories about protests or strikes, of its 575 Tripoli Libya269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Washington US205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1097 Jerusalem Israel186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Baghdad Iraq171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGrand Rapids, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsEl-Arish, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 19 outletsHavana, Cuba -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 22 outletsShiv, India -- food & livelihood: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 183 stories, carried by 159 outletsKungalv, Sweden -- rights & justice: 48 stories, carried by 51 outletsAccra, Ghana -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 153 stories, carried by 154 outletsChilliwack, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Grand Rapids US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● El-Arish Egypt about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Havana Cuba about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Shiv India about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 17 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 183 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,530 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 8,886 stories · about as usual Health18% 7,371 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 7,038 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,002 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,480 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,092 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 917 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 killed10,162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,671 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,341 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations716 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced369 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions295 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill62 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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