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The news turned to refugees in Libya, violence in Vilnius and people displaced in Brazil. Libya's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBermuda 48 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Libya

25 of its 33 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Brazil

56 of its 206 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Austria

36 of its 116 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Vienna accounted for 30 of Austria's 36 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hungary

11 of its 58 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 5 of Budapest's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

7 of Sa Kaeo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

France

70 of Paris' 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (19 of its stories, about 4 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 18 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 16,362 stories about harm among 89,358 counted on 18 Sep.

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Libya's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. of the day's 89,358 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 18 September 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel62 in 100 of its 992 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 390 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda48 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela40 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 909 Hollywood US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 London UK101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Paris France70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Utah US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

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'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: 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'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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: 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 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 readMongolia: 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'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: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBarbados: 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'sAlbania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 620 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,606 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health27% 4,296 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,566 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,387 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Food & livelihood4% 669 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 669 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 550 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 298 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 killed3,408 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,747 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured862 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions213 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Libya and the UK Stories reporting evacuations74 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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