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The news turned to protests in Bogota (Colombia), illness in Dar es Salaam and power cuts in Albania. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry 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 mostAlbania 93 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 28
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Protests & strikes

Colombia

153 of its 175 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bogota accounted for 139 of Colombia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. 110 of Bogota's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Measles was named in 112 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Health

Tanzania

184 of its 308 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 130 of Tanzania's 184 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (151 stories). Ebola was named in 169 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks and haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

127 of its 136 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tirana accounted for 116 of Albania's 127 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (106 stories). Power cuts were named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Pakistan

392 of its 872 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (145 stories). Snowstorms were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 36 of Sudan's 45 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 35 of Khartoum's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

50 of its 97 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Tropical storm was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

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Rights & justice

Iraq

135 of its 176 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Sinjar accounted for 94 of Iraq's 135 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

136 of its 317 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 81 of Cairo's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

72 of its 217 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 23 of Seoul's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

11 of its 37 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 8 of Almaty's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (96 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Trinidad & Tobago (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Monaco (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Bahamas (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Mexico (21 of its stories, about 5 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 22 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 14,517 stories about harm among 72,309 counted on 22 Sep.

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Tanzania's news mentioned Ebola about 8 times as often as usual. Colombia's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%. A year earlier, on 22 September 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 72,309 stories, below the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to South Korea, on 3 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 →

Albania93 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia87 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico86 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq77 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Malta77 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Shatin Hong Kong157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Bogota Colombia110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Paris France96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Cairo Egypt81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Houston US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAksai Chin: 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'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMonaco: 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as angry as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 204 stories about harm ● Tanzania about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 184 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,049 stories · about as usual Health22% 3,121 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,692 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence17% 2,474 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,071 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 445 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 242 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 213 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 killed4,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,434 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people affected1,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions191 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting evacuations123 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting refugees123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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.

● 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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