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The day's news pointed at protests in Skalabotnur (Faroe Islands), violence in Kabul and road crashes in Monaco. the Faroe Islands' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMonaco 91 in 100 of its 69 stories, usually 10
RegionEurope 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 464 of Afghanistan's 717 stories about harm, carried by 672 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Drought was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger and measles. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Monaco

63 of its 69 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Road crashes were named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Syria

79 of its 109 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 18 of Damascus' 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

22 of its 31 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

33 of its 60 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 25 of Haiti's 46 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Sudan

30 of its 43 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Ebola was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Myanmar (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Sierra Leone (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in UK (167 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in China (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 24,788 stories about harm among 88,359 counted on 14 Sep.

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Faroe Islands stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 28 in every 100 of the day's 88,359 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Monaco's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 14 September 2020, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Monaco91 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 10 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria72 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Vietnam60 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Trinidad & Tobago58 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 1,234 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 929 Kabul Afghanistan70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Toronto Canada42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Boise US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sNorth Korea: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'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: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuernsey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Faroe Islands few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 717 stories about harm ● Croatia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 5 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 14,410 stories · much more than usual (usually 50%) Rights & justice14% 3,441 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,633 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,921 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 562 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 542 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services2% 481 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 killed4,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,556 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests1,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured990 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations269 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting refugees215 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about a third 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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