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The news turned to violence in Djibo, refugees in Pakistan and people injured in South Sudan. Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBermuda 48 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Burkina Faso

33 of its 39 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Djibo accounted for 19 of Burkina Faso's 33 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Djibo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

411 of its 739 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

19 of its 21 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Canada

579 of its 1,778 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (226 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

139 of its 383 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Flooding was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cyclone.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

32 of its 39 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

504 of its 1,501 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Earthquake was named in 175 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

13 of its 41 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Minsk's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 31 of Somalia's 57 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Hunger was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

28 of its 58 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hurricane was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Somalia (54 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in China (175 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Korea (54 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 15,720 stories about harm among 74,256 counted on 6 Sep.

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Somalia's news mentioned the hunger about 5 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 74,256 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 6 September 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Burkina Faso stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 58%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia78 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 77 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine63 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan56 in 100 of its 739 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia55 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Jerusalem Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Balmoral UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Chicago US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: 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 twice as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,898 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,795 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,756 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,469 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,148 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 690 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 508 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 270 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 killed3,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced180 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting abductions155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 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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