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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Azeri, illness in Jerusalem and people killed in Estonia. Armenia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 59 in 100 of its 245 stories, usually 29
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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Conflict & violence

Armenia

144 of its 245 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Azeri accounted for 76 of Armenia's 144 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Iraq

65 of its 120 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Baghdad accounted for 49 of Iraq's 65 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

128 of its 319 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Saudi Arabia

87 of its 211 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Riyadh accounted for 54 of Saudi Arabia's 87 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Bangladesh

123 of its 214 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Dhaka accounted for 70 of Bangladesh's 123 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.

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Health

Congo

23 of its 29 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with ebola.

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Health

Ghana

148 of its 495 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Congo (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Brazil (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Italy (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in China (43 of its stories, about three times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 25 the day before
31 in 10025 in 10031 Aug7 Sep14 Sep21 Sep29 Sep31 Aug: 29 in 1001 Sep: 27 in 1002 Sep: 27 in 1003 Sep: 27 in 1004 Sep: 27 in 1005 Sep: 29 in 1006 Sep: 31 in 1007 Sep: 29 in 1008 Sep: 27 in 1009 Sep: 27 in 10010 Sep: 27 in 10011 Sep: 28 in 10012 Sep: 30 in 10013 Sep: 30 in 10014 Sep: 27 in 10015 Sep: 27 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 26 in 10018 Sep: 26 in 10019 Sep: 29 in 10020 Sep: 28 in 10021 Sep: 26 in 10022 Sep: 26 in 10023 Sep: 26 in 10024 Sep: 26 in 10025 Sep: 26 in 10026 Sep: 28 in 10027 Sep: 27 in 10028 Sep: 25 in 10029 Sep: 25 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 24,426 stories about harm among 96,512 counted on 29 Sep.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Armenia. of the day's 96,512 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 27. Congo's news mentioned outbreaks about 5 times as often as usual. Armenia's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 30 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria59 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia59 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh57 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Iraq54 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1053 Delhi India112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396 Jerusalem Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Portland US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 39 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Yemen: 76 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 274 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Trinidad & Tobago: 40 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Sudan: 74 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Saudi Arabia: 41 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Philippines: 41 in 100 of its 592 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 687 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nepal: 69 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Mexico: 35 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kuwait: 43 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 466 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iraq: 54 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Indonesia: 43 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Ethiopia: 46 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Estonia: 42 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Denmark: 37 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Côte d’Ivoire: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Congo: 79 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Colombia: 48 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cameroon: 42 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cambodia: 43 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Bolivia: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Belarus: 48 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Bangladesh: 57 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Azerbaijan: 40 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Armenia: 59 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Afghanistan: 54 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 25 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Armenia 59 in 100 of its 245 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 57 in 100 of its 214 stories · mostly health ● Syria 59 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 54 in 100 of its 155 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 54 in 100 of its 120 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 45 in 100 of its 466 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 14,094 stories · more than usual (usually 54%) Rights & justice18% 4,290 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,106 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence7% 1,595 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,004 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 326 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 311 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 killed6,902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,894 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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