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The day's news pointed at protests in Tulkarem (Palestine), a disaster in Seme Podji and violence in Beledweyne. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSomalia 89 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 60
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

102 of its 150 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tulkarem accounted for 59 of Palestine's 102 stories about harm, carried by 369 outlets. 32 of Tulkarem's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Tulkarem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Benin

35 of its 36 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seme Podji accounted for 15 of Benin's 35 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Benin over 30 days → its stories → Seme Podji stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

59 of its 66 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Beledweyne accounted for 31 of Somalia's 59 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Beledweyne stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

215 of its 549 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Taiwan

38 of its 86 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

41 of its 119 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 9 of Yerevan's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ghana

16 of Accra's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

68 of its 250 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

27 of its 117 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 3 of Amsterdam's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

169 of its 479 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Ireland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Vietnam (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Australia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in US (79 of its stories, about three 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 24 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 9,540 stories about harm among 53,904 counted on 24 Sep.

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In Ireland's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 53,904 stories, as usual. On 24 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. In Palestine, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual. This week the news turned most often to New Zealand, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia89 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine68 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan47 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan44 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Hanoi Vietnam51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Banjska 38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Tulkarem Palestine32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Paris France31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

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: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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 readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEthiopia: 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: 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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai 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 readJersey: 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: 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer 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'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 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 twice 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 · 25 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,542 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice22% 2,017 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,741 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,507 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 587 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 381 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 351 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 229 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 killed2,461 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured820 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees138 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Australia

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 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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