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Most of the day's attention went to the typhoon in Vietnam, protests in Amizmiz (Morocco) and violence in Froun. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 58 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

103 of its 178 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Hanoi accounted for 64 of Vietnam's 103 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Typhoon was named in 100 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides, flooding and power cuts.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

25 of its 44 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 5 of Amizmiz's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Amizmiz stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

33 of its 49 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Froun accounted for 25 of Lebanon's 33 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Froun stories →
Health

Sudan

45 of its 58 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Port Sudan accounted for 18 of Sudan's 45 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

489 of its 654 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. 60 of Tel Aviv's 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). 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.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

117 of its 165 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 101 of Venezuela's 117 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Health

Philippines

205 of its 460 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Philippine accounted for 141 of the Philippines' 205 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

82 of Kolkata's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (124 stories). Building collapse was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

60 of its 124 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Côte d’Ivoire

8 of its 10 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (18 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in Brazil (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in India (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Canada (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 9,427 stories about harm among 49,975 counted on 8 Sep.

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Vietnam's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 49,975 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Vietnam for the second day running. A year earlier, on 9 September 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 3 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 →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Israel75 in 100 of its 654 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela71 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Palestine70 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Vietnam58 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Tel Aviv Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Islamabad Pakistan41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Washington US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Gaza Palestine27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

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: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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'sTaiwan: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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 readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 489 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 75 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,464 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,127 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,677 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,450 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 575 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 348 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 317 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 241 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 killed2,759 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,054 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests947 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees136 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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