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The day's news pointed at violence in Jenin, protests in Nouakchott (Mauritania) and people killed in Ecuador. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPalestine 84 in 100 of its 142 stories, usually 54
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

119 of its 142 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jenin accounted for 92 of Palestine's 119 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

51 of its 90 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jammu accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 51 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Mali

45 of its 63 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bamako accounted for 24 of Mali's 45 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Dengue was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 209 of Afghanistan's 329 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Burkina Faso

22 of its 22 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Mozambique

26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (119 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (28 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in US (225 of its stories, more than ten 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 26 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 15,413 stories about harm among 58,443 counted on 26 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 26 August 2021. 26 in every 100 of the day's 58,443 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. In Palestine, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual. A year earlier, on 26 September 2020, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. This week the news turned most often to Spain, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine84 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Mali71 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda63 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba61 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 50 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 431 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Brighton UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Manhattan US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'sGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSwitzerland: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 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'sRomania: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'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'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'sCuba: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 three times as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: 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'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 279 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Belize few stories a little warmer than the world's · 7 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 8,307 stories · about as usual Rights & justice15% 2,239 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,704 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,683 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 444 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 346 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 303 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 264 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 killed3,971 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured834 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations225 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and India Stories reporting refugees199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced127 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and India Stories reporting abductions126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US

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 about as 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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