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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualNew Jersey, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 20 outletsCumberland County, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 37 stories, carried by 15 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Cumberland County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories

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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