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The day's news pointed at bridge collapse in Vietnam, protests in Bogota (Colombia) and violence in Masyaf. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 49 in 100 of its 306 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Vietnam

149 of its 306 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hanoi accounted for 72 of Vietnam's 149 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (107 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Colombia

28 of its 65 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Bogota's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

53 of its 75 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Masyaf accounted for 29 of Syria's 53 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Masyaf stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

540 of its 1,446 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Libya

29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Derna accounted for 19 of Libya's 29 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

74 of Jerusalem's 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (189 stories). Tornadoes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

121 of its 211 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 82 of Afghanistan's 121 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 156 of the Philippines' 243 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Senegal

21 of its 33 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Rights & justice

Kenya

138 of its 371 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (47 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Libya (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in China (20 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 10 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 19,580 stories about harm among 106,250 counted on 10 Sep.

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The news turned to Vietnam for the fourth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 106,250 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Vietnam, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Japan's news mentioned the tsunami about 4 times as often as usual. On 11 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine73 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 1,084 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan58 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 459 Jerusalem Israel74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Manipur India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Islamabad Pakistan51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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'sChile: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little warmer 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 · 723 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 256 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 241 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,428 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,952 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,347 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,467 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 949 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 765 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 660 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 525 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 killed4,777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced375 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about the usual rate

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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