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The day's news pointed at protests in Antananarivo (Madagascar), the typhoon in Vietnam and arrests in Israel. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 50 in 100 of its 254 stories, usually 15
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

39 of its 53 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Antananarivo accounted for 35 of Madagascar's 39 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. 28 of Antananarivo's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Vietnam

126 of its 254 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Typhoon was named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms, landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (118 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

65 of its 97 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Nassau accounted for 28 of the Bahamas' 65 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

96 of its 154 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ladakh accounted for 59 of Kashmir's 96 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 51 of Ladakh's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

17 of its 66 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 7 of Rabat's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Moldova

52 of its 139 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Chisinau accounted for 47 of Moldova's 52 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets.

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Health

Romania

25 of its 133 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Bahamas (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Lebanon (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (18 of its stories, about 4 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 29 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 15,016 stories about harm among 80,295 counted on 29 Sep.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 80,295 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Madagascar, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 29 September 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar74 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Sudan72 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas67 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Bermuda65 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir62 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 Grand Blanc US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Portland US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Chicago US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Ladakh Kashmir51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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'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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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'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'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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sHaiti: 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'sGreece: 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 readFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful 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 grief-stricken 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'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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

● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Canada about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 374 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,009 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,558 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,666 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,466 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 836 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 492 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 472 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 262 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 killed4,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,657 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,536 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,512 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 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 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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