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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), the typhoon in the Philippines and road crashes in Palestine. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIran 74 in 100 of its 311 stories, usually 46
RegionSoutheast Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

231 of its 311 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tehran accounted for 144 of Iran's 231 stories about harm, carried by 350 outlets. 129 of Tehran's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

231 of its 446 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Philippine accounted for 110 of the Philippines' 231 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Typhoon was named in 160 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides and earthquake.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

39 of its 50 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Nablus accounted for 34 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Health

Japan

79 of its 422 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Russia

268 of its 712 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 159 of Russia's 268 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. 108 of Moscow's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

117 of its 248 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

33 of its 78 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 9 of Bangkok's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

285 of its 882 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Building collapse was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 17 of Somalia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 31 of Afghanistan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Canada (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in India (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in US (20 of its stories, about three 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 25 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 7,720 stories about harm among 36,869 counted on 25 Sep.

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It was the tenth day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 36,869 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the Philippines' news mentioned the typhoon about 10 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 25 September 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. In Iran, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 7 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine78 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran74 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Cuba57 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Philippines52 in 100 of its 446 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir51 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Moscow Russia108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Pune India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 16 Rishikesh India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 29

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sPoland: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBelize: 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'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 one and a half times 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 · 40 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 268 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,153 stories · much less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice22% 1,698 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 1,642 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence14% 1,035 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 364 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 324 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 271 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 139 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 killed1,918 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests917 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people affected775 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured435 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations116 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the UK Stories reporting people displaced103 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions77 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees67 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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