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Most of the day's attention went to road crashes in Sierra Leone, protests in Nador (Morocco) and violence in Kabul. Sierra Leone's coverage was about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLithuania 90 in 100 of its 416 stories, usually 36
RegionSoutheast Asia 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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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Disasters & accidents

Sierra Leone

86 of its 116 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Freetown accounted for 78 of Sierra Leone's 86 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Road crashes were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

80 of its 142 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 55 of Nador's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Nador stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

370 of its 467 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 203 of Afghanistan's 370 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Romania

206 of its 477 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bucharest accounted for 201 of Romania's 206 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Drought was named in 192 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with bird flu and flu.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Lithuania

374 of its 416 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Klaipeda accounted for 338 of Lithuania's 374 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Accidents were named in 190 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

2,227 of its 2,509 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (155 stories). Typhoon was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storm surge and tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

115 of its 632 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). House fires were named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Guatemala

61 of its 83 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

394 of its 556 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 104 of Ramallah's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (169 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

217 of its 232 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Kismayo accounted for 155 of Somalia's 217 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Lithuania (190 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in United Arab Emirates (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Zambia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Yemen (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Mexico (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Oct. 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 37,373 stories about harm among 196,990 counted on 2 Oct.

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In Sierra Leone, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. A year earlier, on 2 October 2017, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. 19 in every 100 of the day's 196,990 news stories 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 →

Somalia94 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Lithuania90 in 100 of its 416 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia89 in 100 of its 2,509 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 467 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua77 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 73 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US793 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1867 Jerusalem Israel271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 410 Charlottesville US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Chicago US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Gaza Palestine136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'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'sLithuania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'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'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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Sierra Leone about 7 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Guatemala about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as warm as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 370 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 238 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 9,944 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,185 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents22% 7,947 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,266 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,855 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,308 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,143 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 838 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 killed10,494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations565 at about half the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting refugees471 at about half the usual rate · most about Palestine and Germany Stories reporting people displaced379 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions274 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill23 at less than a quarter 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 →

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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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