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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), rights and justice in Latacunga and power cuts in Bangladesh. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 54 in 100 of its 258 stories, usually 37
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

231 of its 327 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tehran accounted for 136 of Iran's 231 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. 115 of Tehran's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Ecuador

25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Latacunga accounted for 18 of Ecuador's 25 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Latacunga stories →
Shelter & services

Bangladesh

139 of its 258 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 73 of Bangladesh's 139 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Jordan

34 of its 103 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Haiti

28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 20 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 13 of Port-au-Prince's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Cholera was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

52 of its 60 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 22 of Somalia's 52 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

14 of its 47 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Germany

8 of Neanderthal's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Liberia

22 of its 58 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

44 of its 269 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Thailand (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Mexico (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in India (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 Oct. 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 16,159 stories about harm among 80,131 counted on 4 Oct.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 80,131 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 4 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia87 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iran71 in 100 of its 327 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh54 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 37 · mostly shelter & services Puerto Rico53 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Tehran Iran115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Moscow Russia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Boston US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202

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: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sJapan: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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 readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier 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'sEcuador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 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 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about three times as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Germany about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 5,621 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,581 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,625 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,543 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 979 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 675 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 636 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 298 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 killed3,764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees221 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations94 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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