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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Budapest (Hungary), violence in Darfur and flooding in Malaysia. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 45 in 100 of its 84 stories, usually 10
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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Protests & strikes

Hungary

38 of its 84 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Budapest accounted for 24 of Hungary's 38 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 20 of Budapest's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

73 of its 90 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Darfur accounted for 23 of Sudan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

80 of its 330 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Brazil

51 of its 163 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 5 of Brasilia's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nepal

Kathmandu accounted for 46 of Nepal's 63 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 41 of Kathmandu's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

21 of its 99 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Singapore

Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in US (162 of its stories, about three 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 19 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 15,444 stories about harm among 83,318 counted on 19 Sep.

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In Hungary, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 10% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 83,318 stories, as usual. On 19 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 →

Sudan81 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 723 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 320 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda52 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria49 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 678 Hollywood US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 New York US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Chicago US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 London UK50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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'sRussia: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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 readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: 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'sAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: 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'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 436 stories about harm ● Hungary few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 4,646 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Health25% 3,829 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,337 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence15% 2,312 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 719 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 501 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 495 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 274 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 killed3,383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,741 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,440 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured678 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions196 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Pakistan 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
● 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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