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The news turned to protests in Antananarivo (Madagascar), flooding in the Bahamas and arrests in Ghana. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 50 in 100 of its 140 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 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

Madagascar

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Antananarivo accounted for 16 of Madagascar's 18 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. 15 of Antananarivo's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Antananarivo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

70 of its 140 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ghana

120 of its 484 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Covid was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Cuba

84 of its 132 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Havana accounted for 51 of Cuba's 84 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. 38 of Havana's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

132 of its 197 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ladakh accounted for 104 of Kashmir's 132 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 94 of Ladakh's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 3 of Guayaquil's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

130 of its 398 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Typhoon was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Romania

19 of its 127 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 216 of Israel's 704 stories about harm, carried by 584 outlets. 127 of Jerusalem's 216 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (55 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Portugal (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Romania (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Canada (10 of its stories, about 8 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 26 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 15,130 stories about harm among 84,034 counted on 26 Sep.

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Madagascar stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 84,034 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Philippines' news, mentions of the typhoon ran about 4 times their usual. On 26 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir67 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Cuba64 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Israel62 in 100 of its 1,138 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587 Jerusalem Israel127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Ladakh Kashmir94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Dallas US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 London UK62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330

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'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 readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: 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'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: 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 readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 one and a half times 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 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 704 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Cuba about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 203 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,990 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,924 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,557 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,118 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 744 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 614 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 545 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 323 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 killed3,348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured813 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kashmir Stories reporting abductions348 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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