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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Phnom Penh and illness in Mubende. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 68 in 100 of its 579 stories, usually 39
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

395 of its 579 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 236 of Iran's 395 stories about harm, carried by 381 outlets. 210 of Tehran's 236 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (266 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Cambodia

69 of its 103 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Phnom Penh accounted for 35 of Cambodia's 69 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Hunger was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Health

Uganda

62 of its 101 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Mubende accounted for 27 of Uganda's 62 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Ebola was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks and haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Mubende stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

164 of its 391 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Landslides were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Russia

621 of its 1,783 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 377 of Russia's 621 stories about harm, carried by 579 outlets. 207 of Moscow's 377 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (295 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iceland

11 of its 31 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Niger

17 of its 20 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with covid.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

44 of its 94 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Health

Ghana

120 of its 360 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Switzerland

53 of its 340 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Niger (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatwave in France (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Canada (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ireland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Pakistan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 16,812 stories about harm among 82,145 counted on 22 Sep.

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It was the seventh day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 82,145 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 22 September 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Iran's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico75 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran68 in 100 of its 579 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Cambodia67 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Uganda61 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 35 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Moscow Russia207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 521 Delhi India60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'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'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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-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 readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'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'sCongo: 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'sChad: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 395 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 621 stories about harm ● Cambodia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 6,016 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,909 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,253 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 1,778 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,254 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 665 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 489 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 241 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 killed3,657 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,062 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people affected1,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured679 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations69 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Djibouti Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half 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 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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