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Most of the day's attention went to the hurricane in Greece, violence in Jammu and protests in Algiers (Algeria). Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 50 in 100 of its 324 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Disasters & accidents

Greece

163 of its 324 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Lesbos accounted for 86 of Greece's 163 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Hurricane was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding and cyclone.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Lesbos stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

110 of its 164 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jammu accounted for 47 of Kashmir's 110 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

81 of its 166 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bolivia

11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 4 of la Paz's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

37 of its 57 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

64 of its 196 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Taipei accounted for 50 of Taiwan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

36 of its 51 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Burundi

13 of its 16 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

51 of its 92 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Vietnam (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Israel (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in India (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 28,520 stories about harm among 107,892 counted on 17 Sep.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 6 March 2020. of the day's 107,892 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 28. the news turned to Greece for the third day running. Mentions of flooding ran about 7 times their usual in Vietnam's news. On 18 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen71 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir67 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia65 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1475 Delhi India83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Portland US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Los Angeles US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLibya: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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'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'sGhana: 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 readFiji: 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 readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'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'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: 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'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 303 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 276 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 15,656 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 4,974 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 3,492 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,643 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 983 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 644 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 504 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 376 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 killed6,664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,938 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,087 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations229 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam Stories reporting refugees216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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