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The day's news pointed at protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras), gas explosion in Mexico and people killed in Russia. Honduras' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHonduras 83 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 30
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Honduras

92 of its 111 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 43 of Tegucigalpa's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

276 of its 757 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Gas explosion was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

967 of its 3,100 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (607 stories). Plane crash was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Algeria

74 of its 133 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Algiers accounted for 65 of Algeria's 74 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Flu was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Ethiopia

85 of its 136 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 35 of Oromo's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

92 of its 111 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Central Equatoria accounted for 52 of South Sudan's 92 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

187 of its 545 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 74 of Athens' 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

128 of its 152 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Niamey accounted for 114 of Niger's 128 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Madagascar

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

34 of its 70 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times 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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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Venezuela (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Germany (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Sri Lanka (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Philippines (114 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 18 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 40,350 stories about harm among 206,834 counted on 18 Sep.

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Honduras stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. A year earlier, on 18 September 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. of the day's 206,834 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger84 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan83 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras83 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Libya76 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 73 · mostly shelter & services Sudan74 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1660 Moscow Russia213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 659 Jerusalem Israel109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Berlin Germany107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Idlib Syria105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 644

Stories, not people.

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: 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 angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer 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'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● South Sudan about three times as warm as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Honduras about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,038 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 228 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 10,145 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents25% 9,737 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,634 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 5,319 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,955 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,653 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,533 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 749 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 killed11,717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,563 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US

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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