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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Jakarta, the earthquake in Mexico and violence in Tigray. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 68 in 100 of its 263 stories, usually 43
RegionSoutheast Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Rights & justice

Indonesia

180 of its 263 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jakarta accounted for 129 of Indonesia's 180 stories about harm, carried by 371 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

300 of its 579 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 177 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, landslides and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

90 of its 129 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tigray accounted for 59 of Ethiopia's 90 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Health

Philippines

315 of its 604 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Typhoon was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tropical storm, heavy rain and storms.

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

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 626 of Afghanistan's 955 stories about harm, carried by 823 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Natural hazards were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

25 of its 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests 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.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

29 of its 35 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Marib accounted for 19 of Yemen's 29 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

37 of its 67 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Bahrain

12 of its 37 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

France

222 of its 838 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); gas explosion in Russia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); nipah virus in India (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Afghanistan (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 24,867 stories about harm among 87,218 counted on 8 Sep.

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Mexico's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 29 in every 100 of the day's 87,218 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 27. In Indonesia, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. A year earlier, on 8 September 2020, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 29 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia70 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia68 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 1,606 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Israel58 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 46 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 910 Richmond US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Beijing China33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Los Angeles US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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'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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLebanon: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'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

● Yemen few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as fearful as the world's · 300 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 955 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 180 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 13,938 stories · much more than usual (usually 50%) Rights & justice14% 3,373 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,796 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 2,335 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 704 stories · less than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 624 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 531 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 377 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 killed5,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations379 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees211 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting abductions140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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