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The day's news pointed at protests in Baghdad (Iraq), violence in Mandalay and landslides in South Korea. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 77 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 38
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

306 of its 420 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Baghdad accounted for 260 of Iraq's 306 stories about harm, carried by 579 outlets. 245 of Baghdad's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

40 of its 52 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Mandalay accounted for 36 of Myanmar's 40 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

114 of its 362 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

64 of its 252 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

France

378 of its 1,283 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Paris accounted for 311 of France's 378 stories about harm, carried by 787 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

31 of its 55 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

57 of its 189 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

23 of its 49 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 9 of Port-au-Prince's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

27 of Riyadh's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

63 of its 228 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (97 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bridge collapse in Taiwan (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Jamaica (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Germany (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Pakistan (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 17 the day before
24 in 10016 in 1004 Sep11 Sep18 Sep25 Sep3 Oct4 Sep: 23 in 1005 Sep: 22 in 1006 Sep: 22 in 1007 Sep: 24 in 1008 Sep: 24 in 1009 Sep: 21 in 10010 Sep: 20 in 10011 Sep: 21 in 10012 Sep: 20 in 10013 Sep: 20 in 10014 Sep: 23 in 10015 Sep: 22 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 19 in 10018 Sep: 20 in 10019 Sep: 21 in 10020 Sep: 21 in 10021 Sep: 22 in 10022 Sep: 20 in 10023 Sep: 18 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 17 in 10026 Sep: 16 in 10027 Sep: 17 in 10028 Sep: 19 in 10029 Sep: 19 in 10030 Sep: 17 in 1001 Oct: 17 in 1002 Oct: 17 in 1003 Oct: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 21,900 stories about harm among 128,442 counted on 3 Oct.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Iraq. Ireland's news mentioned flooding about 6 times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 128,442 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. A year earlier, on 3 October 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar77 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 420 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Mali56 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Paris France126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 654 Dallas US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 London UK83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: 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 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSlovenia: 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'sRussia: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice 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'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCook Islands: 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

● France about three times as angry as the world's · 378 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 306 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 102 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 6,144 stories · about as usual Health28% 5,932 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,199 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence14% 2,909 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,336 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 908 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 482 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 471 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 killed5,706 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting arrests2,587 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,365 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,495 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations118 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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