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Protests in Kathmandu (Nepal), violence in Jerusalem and rights and justice in Seoul drew the news. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 76 in 100 of its 407 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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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Protests & strikes

Nepal

311 of its 407 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kathmandu accounted for 277 of Nepal's 311 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. 266 of Kathmandu's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (188 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

876 of its 1,123 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Jerusalem accounted for 509 of Israel's 876 stories about harm, carried by 730 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (315 stories). Hurricane was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

152 of its 380 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 105 of Ukraine's 152 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

104 of its 230 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 22 of Istanbul's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Puerto Rico

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Trinidad & Tobago

15 of its 41 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Shelter & services

Cuba

28 of its 63 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

79 of its 248 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Australia (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in France (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Italy (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in China (10 of its stories, about 6 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 8 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 14,971 stories about harm among 80,722 counted on 8 Sep.

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Nepal stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 80,722 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Australia's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. On 8 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel78 in 100 of its 1,123 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal76 in 100 of its 407 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Palestine62 in 100 of its 307 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kathmandu Nepal266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 543 London UK94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Chicago US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Jerusalem Israel66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 509

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'sVanuatu: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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 readNamibia: 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 readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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 readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sMaldives: 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 about three times as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 876 stories about harm ● Nepal about twice as angry as the world's · 311 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Italy about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 96 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,939 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,777 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,525 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence15% 2,277 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 790 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 501 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 488 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 397 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 killed4,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,349 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 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.

● Angera little more than 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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