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The news turned to protests in Antananarivo (Madagascar), building collapse in Indonesia and people affected in Mozambique. Indonesia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMadagascar 78 in 100 of its 54 stories, usually 39
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

42 of its 54 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Antananarivo accounted for 37 of Madagascar's 42 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 33 of Antananarivo's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). 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

Indonesia

139 of its 298 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Sidoarjo accounted for 71 of Indonesia's 139 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (79 stories). Building collapse was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Djibouti

19 of its 29 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. the Red Sea accounted for 17 of Djibouti's 19 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

177 of its 460 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

72 of its 224 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Typhoon was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and tropical storm.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

67 of its 126 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

22 of its 64 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 8 of Rabat's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

30 of its 61 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. House fires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (53 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Bermuda (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Lebanon (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 9 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 30 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 15,855 stories about harm among 88,850 counted on 30 Sep.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 88,850 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Madagascar for the second day running. Madagascar's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. A year earlier, on 30 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 →

Madagascar78 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Israel62 in 100 of its 1,342 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda53 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir52 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 540 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 613 Chicago US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Ladakh Kashmir49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Portland US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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: 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 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'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'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful 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'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: 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 warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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 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

● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 229 stories about harm ● South Korea few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 827 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 269 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 4,225 stories · about as usual Health27% 4,154 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,634 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,231 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 807 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 652 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 487 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 341 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 killed3,847 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about one and a half times 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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