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The news turned to a disaster in Jesenik, protests in Tocoa (Honduras) and violence in Tel Aviv. Israel'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 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 78 in 100 of its 108 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Czechia

84 of its 108 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Jesenik accounted for 43 of the Czechia's 84 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Natural hazards were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Jesenik stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

13 of its 16 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 11 of Tocoa's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tocoa stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 266 of Israel's 455 stories about harm, carried by 512 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (152 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Poland

36 of its 64 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Klodzko accounted for 20 of Poland's 36 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

34 of its 40 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

France

125 of its 415 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Hypothermia was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Egypt

45 of its 119 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 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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Disasters & accidents

Austria

32 of its 58 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Vienna accounted for 25 of Austria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

12 of its 29 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 3 of Fnideq's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Myanmar (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Poland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); hypothermia in France (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in China (11 of its stories, about 5 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 15 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 9,202 stories about harm among 51,791 counted on 15 Sep.

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In the Czechia, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 51,791 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Myanmar's news. On 16 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Vietnam, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela81 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Czechia78 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine72 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 672 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti60 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Tel Aviv Israel61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Lagos Nigeria25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Delhi India21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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'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 readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFiji: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: 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 grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 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 twice 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 · 63 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 455 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Myanmar few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 15 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,355 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice24% 2,163 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,771 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence15% 1,387 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 458 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 326 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 280 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 258 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 killed2,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests967 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured793 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations196 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Czechia Stories reporting refugees108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 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 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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