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The news turned to the drought in Iran, protests in Managua (Nicaragua) and rights and justice in Vilnius. Tanzania's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLithuania 82 in 100 of its 500 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

1,725 of its 2,189 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Ahvaz accounted for 1,003 of Iran's 1,725 stories about harm, carried by 815 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,053 stories). Drought was named in 315 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Ahvaz stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

85 of its 86 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Managua accounted for 69 of Nicaragua's 85 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 68 of Managua's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Rights & justice

Lithuania

412 of its 500 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Vilnius accounted for 369 of Lithuania's 412 stories about harm, carried by 324 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

381 of its 412 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Lake Victoria accounted for 272 of Tanzania's 381 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Lake Victoria stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Uganda

69 of its 106 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Ebola was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

27 of its 38 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 17 of Guatemala City's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Spain

193 of its 658 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

470 of its 1,095 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Congo

46 of its 52 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Uganda (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (153 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Dominican Republic (12 of its stories, about three 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 23 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 22,627 stories about harm among 102,300 counted on 23 Sep.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 102,300 stories, as usual. Iran's news was 79% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. In Yemen's news, mentions of the cholera ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 23 September 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. This week the news turned most often to Tanzania, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua99 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Tanzania92 in 100 of its 412 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia92 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Libya91 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Congo88 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 63 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ahvaz Iran256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1003 Tehran Iran214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 569 Vilnius Lithuania143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 547 Managua Nicaragua68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: 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'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Tanzania about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 381 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as fearful as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 1,725 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 470 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 158 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 6,341 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 5,058 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 4,583 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health15% 3,444 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,404 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 672 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 551 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 290 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 killed7,667 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,691 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,485 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting arrests2,416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions399 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees332 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced133 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half the usual rate · most about Zimbabwe 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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