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The news turned to a disaster in Hanoi, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and flooding in Nigeria. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 57 in 100 of its 314 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

178 of its 314 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 85 of Vietnam's 178 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kenya

123 of its 375 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 29 of Nairobi's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Power cuts were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

561 of its 1,532 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Flooding was named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain and diphtheria.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 137 of Palestine's 234 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Helicopter crash was named in 11 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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Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 134 of the Philippines' 212 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

23 of its 43 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Health

US

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (131 stories). Storm surge was named in 393 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms and typhoon.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Australia

65 of Melbourne's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Brazil (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storm surge in US (393 of its stories, about 9 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 11 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 20,262 stories about harm among 108,539 counted on 11 Sep.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Vietnam. of the day's 108,539 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Vietnam stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of the drought ran about 6 times their usual in Brazil's news. A year earlier, on 12 September 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine71 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 940 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Vietnam57 in 100 of its 314 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan50 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Venezuela48 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Philadelphia US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Melbourne Australia65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Kolkata India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Springfield US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299

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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: 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: 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 readLithuania: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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 readGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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 readCuba: 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 readChile: 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 readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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 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'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 about three times as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 603 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 234 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,342 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,634 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,516 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,187 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Food & livelihood5% 969 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 968 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 664 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 524 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 killed4,869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions306 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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
● Griefa little less 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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