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The day's news pointed at illness in Stockholm, violence in Ankara and protests in Quito (Ecuador). Türkiye's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMali 72 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 38
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Sweden

129 of its 366 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Stockholm accounted for 95 of Sweden's 129 stories about harm, carried by 322 outlets. Illness was named in 91 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

454 of its 965 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Ankara accounted for 223 of Türkiye's 454 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

28 of its 58 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Quito accounted for 21 of Ecuador's 28 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 18 of Quito's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guam

16 of its 42 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Typhoon was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iraq

250 of its 372 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 212 of Iraq's 250 stories about harm, carried by 435 outlets. 194 of Baghdad's 212 stories were about protests or strikes. 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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Conflict & violence

Mali

48 of its 67 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Austria

27 of its 118 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

India

144 of Mumbai's 215 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with chikungunya.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 80 of Afghanistan's 197 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

63 of Wan Chai's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in South Korea (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Rwanda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Thailand (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); building collapse in Bahamas (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Greece (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
24 in 10016 in 1008 Sep15 Sep22 Sep29 Sep7 Oct8 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 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 19 in 1007 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 19,250 stories about harm among 108,417 counted on 7 Oct.

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Guam's news mentioned the typhoon more than ten times as often as usual. Sweden's news was 35% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. On 7 October 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 18 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,417 stories, below the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali72 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq67 in 100 of its 372 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Syria60 in 100 of its 484 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal55 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 London UK188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 431 Mumbai India144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 591 Beijing China76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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'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'sEthiopia: 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'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 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sMyanmar: 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'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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Sweden about twice as warm as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 298 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 292 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 5,227 stories · about as usual Health27% 5,142 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence16% 3,060 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,755 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,169 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 672 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 442 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 405 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 killed4,820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,425 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees369 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting abductions232 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations130 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 much 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.