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The day's news pointed at protests in Stockholm (Sweden), rights and justice in Ayia Napa and the typhoon in Taiwan. Cyprus' coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 40 in 100 of its 171 stories, usually 15
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

Sweden

59 of its 176 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Stockholm accounted for 36 of Sweden's 59 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 19 of Stockholm's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Rights & justice

Cyprus

46 of its 102 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ayia Napa accounted for 30 of Cyprus' 46 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Ayia Napa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

69 of its 171 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Typhoon was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm, heavy rain and storms.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

43 of its 111 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Algeria

20 of its 29 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

118 of its 493 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

34 of its 60 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kirkuk accounted for 18 of Iraq's 34 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 15 of Kirkuk's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

24 of its 37 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Guayaquil accounted for 20 of Ecuador's 24 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 11 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 39 of Sudan's 76 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Cholera was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Ecuador (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Spain (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in United Arab Emirates (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Kenya (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 14,052 stories about harm among 78,610 counted on 4 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 3 August 2023. 18 in every 100 of the day's 78,610 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. On 4 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 18 today. Sweden stood out: 34% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq57 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus45 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291 Tel Aviv Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Hollywood US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Reno US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Manipur India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readNorth 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 readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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 readGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 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'sDR Congo: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: 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'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 readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than 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'sMonaco: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Cyprus few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 170 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 4,190 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice22% 2,992 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,731 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 1,471 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 730 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 720 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 558 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 313 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 killed3,205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,641 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured945 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations123 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Taiwan Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of 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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