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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), the typhoon in the Philippines and violence in Moscow. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 72 in 100 of its 470 stories, usually 48
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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

340 of its 470 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tehran accounted for 195 of Iran's 340 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. 181 of Tehran's 195 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Philippines

324 of its 598 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Typhoon was named in 239 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides, flooding and drownings. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

652 of its 1,673 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 373 of Russia's 652 stories about harm, carried by 697 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (219 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Health

Norway

28 of its 73 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

121 of its 234 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 54 of Bangladesh's 121 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Central African Republic

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

26 of its 53 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Avalanche was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

73 of its 229 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Building collapse was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Liberia

23 of its 58 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Monrovia accounted for 20 of Liberia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tripoli accounted for 14 of Libya's 18 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Syria (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Kenya (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Pakistan (24 of its stories, more than ten 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 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 14,492 stories about harm among 70,375 counted on 26 Sep.

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For the tenth day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 70,375 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 26 September 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. In Iran, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran72 in 100 of its 470 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Syria64 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Puerto Rico60 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Philippines54 in 100 of its 598 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh52 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Moscow Russia122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 Philadelphia US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape 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'sBolivia: 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'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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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 angrier than 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 fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little angrier than 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

● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 340 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 652 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories a little warmer than the world's · 13 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 4,978 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 2,896 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,648 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence10% 1,422 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 936 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 649 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 456 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 327 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 killed3,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured846 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations199 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people displaced171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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