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The news turned to protests in Fort-de-France (Martinique), violence in Tehran and illness in Brussels. Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 52 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 47
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Martinique

16 of its 18 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Fort-de-France accounted for 16 of Martinique's 16 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 16 of Fort-de-France's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

Martinique over 30 days → its stories → Fort-de-France stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

132 of its 239 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 70 of Iran's 132 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

96 of its 295 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Storm surge was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Tanzania

36 of its 90 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 20 of Dar es Salaam's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ghana

86 of its 332 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 25 of Accra's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

11 of its 13 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 8 of el Alto's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

440 of its 551 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Beirut accounted for 325 of Lebanon's 440 stories about harm, carried by 644 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Madagascar

6 of its 12 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 3 of Antananarivo's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

139 of its 788 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides, tsunami and power cuts.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (54 of its stories, about three times its usual); storm surge in Cuba (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in South Africa (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (150 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (15 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 23 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 16,913 stories about harm among 91,272 counted on 23 Sep.

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Martinique's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. of the day's 91,272 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 24 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 →

Lebanon80 in 100 of its 551 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Israel67 in 100 of its 1,485 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba52 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Beirut Lebanon46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Accra Ghana25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: 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 Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra 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: 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'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'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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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 readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry 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 angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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 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'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 twice as angry as the world's · 1,001 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 440 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 183 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 122 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,782 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,922 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,756 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,667 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 847 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 601 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 518 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 450 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 killed4,253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,950 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,690 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions313 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations162 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Japan Stories reporting refugees129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill16 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 about as 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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