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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala), volcanic eruption in Iceland and rights and justice in Vilnius. Guatemala's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 84 in 100 of its 130 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Guatemala

109 of its 130 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Guatemala City's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

70 of its 103 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Katla accounted for 65 of Iceland's 70 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Katla stories →
Rights & justice

Lithuania

109 of its 178 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Vilnius accounted for 97 of Lithuania's 109 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

476 of its 1,374 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Polio was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

South Africa

325 of its 896 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 95 of Johannesburg's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Uganda

195 of its 293 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kampala accounted for 147 of Uganda's 195 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 78 of Nicaragua's 93 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 76 of Managua's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

223 of its 526 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

1,171 of its 2,148 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,020 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

223 of its 283 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Lake Victoria accounted for 170 of Tanzania's 223 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (144 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Tunisia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Belgium (12 of its stories, about 6 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 24 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 35,614 stories about harm among 182,052 counted on 24 Sep.

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Guatemala stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 24 September 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. of the day's 182,052 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 →

Congo86 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Burkina Faso85 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Nicaragua85 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Guatemala84 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Tanzania79 in 100 of its 283 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US451 stories about protests or strikes, of its 778 Washington US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1362 Dallas US273 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Moscow Russia210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 571 Ahvaz Iran186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 723

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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 readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Congo about 4 times as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,171 stories about harm ● Vietnam about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Guatemala about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 135 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 11,514 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 6,884 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 6,796 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence14% 4,840 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,985 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,178 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,015 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 767 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 killed10,345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,586 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,051 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,056 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting evacuations1,046 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced311 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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