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Most of the day's attention went to road crashes in Iraq, protests in Tel Aviv (Israel) and flooding in Hong Kong. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIraq 62 in 100 of its 96 stories, usually 40
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

60 of its 96 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Baghdad accounted for 26 of Iraq's 60 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

104 of its 211 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tel Aviv accounted for 69 of Israel's 104 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. 57 of Tel Aviv's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

27 of its 76 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Mali

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Hunger was named in 10 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.

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

Cyprus

21 of its 47 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Limassol accounted for 17 of Cyprus' 21 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. 17 of Limassol's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

40 of its 45 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Quito accounted for 33 of Ecuador's 40 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Eritrea

15 of its 21 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 3 of Asmara's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

26 of its 64 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 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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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

151 of its 415 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Johannesburg accounted for 77 of South Africa's 151 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Rights & justice

Germany

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Vietnam (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in China (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bermuda (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Germany (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 11,040 stories about harm among 58,647 counted on 2 Sep.

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Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. of the day's 58,647 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Iraq stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. A year earlier, on 2 September 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria66 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq62 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel49 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Iran45 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Tel Aviv Israel57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Hanoi Vietnam25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Jalna India21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 21 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: 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'sSt 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful 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'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,818 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice24% 2,609 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,363 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,235 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 733 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 410 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 402 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 228 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 killed2,911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions121 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ecuador and the US Stories reporting people displaced103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations100 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher than 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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