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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Yerevan (Armenia), the cyclone in Bangladesh and evacuations in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGhana 32 in 100 of its 434 stories, usually 16
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Protests & strikes

Armenia

64 of its 147 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Yerevan accounted for 35 of Armenia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. 25 of Yerevan's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

110 of its 253 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 42 of Bangladesh's 110 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

127 of its 361 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

165 of its 588 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, outbreaks and snowstorms.

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

Ghana

140 of its 434 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 44 of Accra's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

278 of its 841 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flu, storms and bird flu.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Covid was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bangui accounted for 9 of the Central African Republic's 11 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Trinidad & Tobago

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sweden

Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Zimbabwe (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in France (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 19,311 stories about harm among 111,711 counted on 22 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 20 May 2023. 17 in every 100 of the day's 111,711 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. On 22 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today. Armenia stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan74 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Libya74 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia58 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iran48 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 Accra Ghana44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: 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'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 358 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 198 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,713 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,577 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,152 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence12% 2,328 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 968 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 957 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 768 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 416 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 killed4,025 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,021 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,009 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations103 at about half the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the US Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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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