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Protests in Baghdad (Iraq), bridge collapse in Taiwan and violence in Mondoro drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 52 in 100 of its 217 stories, usually 18
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

Iraq

158 of its 228 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Baghdad accounted for 137 of Iraq's 158 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. 128 of Baghdad's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

112 of its 217 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Nanfangao accounted for 84 of Taiwan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with earthquake. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Nanfangao stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

48 of its 65 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Mondoro accounted for 33 of Mali's 48 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mondoro stories →
Rights & justice

Cyprus

19 of its 62 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

74 of its 163 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jammu accounted for 43 of Kashmir's 74 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 22 of Jammu's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

Tsuen Wan accounted for 93 of Hong Kong's 141 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 83 of Tsuen Wan's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

51 of its 128 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Hurricane was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms, cyclone and tropical storm.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

49 of its 69 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mogadishu accounted for 30 of Somalia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

52 of its 168 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 19 of Lima's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Rights & justice

Finland

47 of its 205 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Portugal (40 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Ireland (112 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Kenya (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 17 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 21,375 stories about harm among 126,000 counted on 2 Oct.

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17 in every 100 of the day's 126,000 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 2 October 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. Iraq stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali74 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia71 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico57 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Baghdad Iraq128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Tsuen Wan Hong Kong83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 London UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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'sNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: 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'sMarshall 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 141 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,186 stories · about as usual Health28% 5,887 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,376 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence12% 2,436 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,191 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 969 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 448 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 424 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 killed5,319 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests2,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,269 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees240 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations148 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Portugal Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand

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.

● Angera little less 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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