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The news turned to protests in Accra (Ghana), abductions in Haiti and violence in Khartoum. Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGhana 25 in 100 of its 570 stories, usually 16
RegionNorth America 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Ghana

144 of its 570 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 55 of Accra's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories → Accra stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

49 of its 89 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 27 of Sudan's 71 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 203 of Israel's 958 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Wildfires were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 221 of Lebanon's 274 stories about harm, carried by 324 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

90 of its 314 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 118 of the Philippines' 185 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Australia

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in US (1200 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Israel (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 19,883 stories about harm among 100,582 counted on 27 Sep.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Ghana. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 100,582 stories, above the usual 18. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in the US's news. On 28 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 20 today. Ghana stood out: 25% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 1,402 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon67 in 100 of its 410 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 London UK83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Tel Aviv Israel56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Accra Ghana55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Manhattan US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 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'sTunisia: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'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'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'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: 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'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 958 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 274 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,989 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents24% 4,630 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice23% 4,428 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence13% 2,451 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 959 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 832 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 749 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 505 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 killed4,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,034 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced306 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions287 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 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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