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The news turned to protests in Baghdad (Iraq), violence in Tongo Tongo and arrests in Israel. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 77 in 100 of its 471 stories, usually 53
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

365 of its 471 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Baghdad accounted for 292 of Iraq's 365 stories about harm, carried by 651 outlets. 275 of Baghdad's 292 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (329 stories). Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Niger

20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 13 of Niger's 20 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Tongo Tongo stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

136 of its 415 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Hong Kong

Causeway Bay accounted for 90 of Hong Kong's 210 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. 86 of Causeway Bay's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

59 of its 117 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Quito accounted for 46 of Ecuador's 59 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. 43 of Quito's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

25 of its 44 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Mandalay accounted for 20 of Myanmar's 25 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

China

132 of Beijing's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

8 of Port-au-Prince's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 40 of Afghanistan's 75 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Latvia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kenya (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Hong Kong (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in China (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 17 the day before
24 in 10016 in 1005 Sep12 Sep19 Sep26 Sep4 Oct5 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 1004 Oct: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 20,564 stories about harm among 121,833 counted on 4 Oct.

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The news turned to Iraq for the third day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 121,833 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. A year earlier, on 4 October 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Iraq stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 53%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq77 in 100 of its 471 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador50 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice Yemen48 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Beijing China132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Causeway Bay Hong Kong86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Paris France68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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 readUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'sSudan: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer 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'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 365 stories about harm ● France about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 260 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 88 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,302 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health27% 5,475 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,824 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 2,497 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,161 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 836 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 542 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 472 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 killed5,253 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting arrests2,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions231 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations91 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill66 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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
● Griefa little less than 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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