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The day's news pointed at protests in Ladakh (Kashmir), violence in Tehran and arrests in Moldova. Kashmir's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBahamas 46 in 100 of its 81 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Kashmir

125 of its 205 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ladakh accounted for 84 of Kashmir's 125 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 78 of Ladakh's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Ladakh stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

67 of its 163 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 42 of Iran's 67 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Taiwan

50 of its 197 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories).

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

Syria

54 of its 105 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Damascus accounted for 23 of Syria's 54 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

16 of its 29 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 5 of Guayaquil's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Antananarivo's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Guyana

15 of its 61 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 23 of Venezuela's 56 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Earthquake was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Venezuela (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (66 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Portugal (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Indonesia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in South Korea (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 16,022 stories about harm among 91,131 counted on 25 Sep.

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In Venezuela's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 91,131 stories, below the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to Kashmir. A year earlier, on 25 September 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Kashmir stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 53%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan65 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir61 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Israel58 in 100 of its 945 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 411 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela52 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dallas US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 630 Ladakh Kashmir78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Jerusalem Israel58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Delhi India54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163

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'sVenezuela: 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: 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 readIsle 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'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 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readEgypt: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readGuernsey: 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 readMaldives: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: 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'sIsrael: coverage about twice 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'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sJersey: 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 549 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Singapore about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,494 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice26% 4,066 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,930 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,130 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 688 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 573 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 539 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 302 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 killed3,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,570 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations119 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 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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