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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Derna, violence in Jammu and protests in Tehran (Iran). Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGreenland 88 in 100 of its 153 stories, usually 41
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

504 of its 584 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Derna accounted for 400 of Libya's 504 stories about harm, carried by 718 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Tsunami was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Derna stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

152 of its 229 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jammu accounted for 64 of Kashmir's 152 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 93 of Iran's 139 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. 56 of Tehran's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

33 of its 94 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

134 of its 153 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Alpefjord accounted for 86 of Greenland's 134 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Covid was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

40 of its 98 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 29 of Lebanon's 40 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Poisoning was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with food poisoning. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

13 of Gaza's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Egypt

71 of its 252 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

33 of its 69 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Storm surge was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Greenland (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Myanmar (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in Bermuda (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Vietnam (40 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Armenia (11 of its stories, about 5 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 14 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 21,636 stories about harm among 118,926 counted on 14 Sep.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Libya. of the day's 118,926 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Greenland's news mentioned Covid more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 14 September 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Libya, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 66% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greenland88 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya86 in 100 of its 584 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan68 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir66 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco66 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 747 Hollywood US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Tehran Iran56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 New York US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readPuerto 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMonaco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGibraltar: coverage about one and a half 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 about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 504 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 16 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,859 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice22% 4,713 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 4,103 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence10% 2,035 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,374 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 932 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 786 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 434 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 killed4,789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,038 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam Stories reporting people displaced216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations168 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US

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 softer 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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