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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Qaraqosh, protests in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and arrests in Romania. Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 72 in 100 of its 173 stories, usually 48
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iraq

125 of its 173 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Qaraqosh accounted for 47 of Iraq's 125 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Burkina Faso

52 of its 71 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ouagadougou accounted for 36 of Burkina Faso's 52 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 27 of Ouagadougou's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Health

Romania

36 of its 199 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Netherlands

144 of its 413 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Uzbekistan

43 of its 93 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tashkent accounted for 39 of Uzbekistan's 43 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Armenia

123 of its 257 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

39 of its 64 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 23 of Haiti's 39 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Cambodia

49 of its 119 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

62 of its 183 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Pyongyang accounted for 45 of North Korea's 62 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Costa Rica (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Kenya (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Greece (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Vietnam (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in South Africa (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 19,970 stories about harm among 117,071 counted on 28 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 22 March 2023. 17 in every 100 of the day's 117,071 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. For the second day running, the news turned to Iraq. Costa Rica's news mentioned volcanic eruption about 6 times as often as usual. On 28 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya75 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents Burkina Faso73 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq72 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan62 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti61 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 689 Philadelphia US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Manipur India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Jerusalem Israel47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Imphal India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'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 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'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful 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 · 38 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Cambodia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 192 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 6,381 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice26% 5,097 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,885 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence11% 2,203 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,016 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 845 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 733 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 451 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 killed4,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,296 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US 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 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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