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The news turned to people injured in Saudi Arabia, rights and justice in Oslo and illness in Dhaka. Norway's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 48 in 100 of its 296 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

143 of its 296 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (112 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Norway

70 of its 172 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Oslo accounted for 59 of Norway's 70 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Health

Bangladesh

86 of its 211 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 56 of Bangladesh's 86 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with measles.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

16 of its 32 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Syria

52 of its 94 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Idlib accounted for 29 of Syria's 52 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Poland

20 of its 77 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

76 of its 285 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

374 of its 1,032 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Accidents were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

40 of its 52 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

41 of its 145 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Iran (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Poland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Thailand (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Malaysia (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 13,534 stories about harm among 72,942 counted on 9 Sep.

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Saudi Arabia stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 72,942 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. For the second day running, the news turned to Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh's news mentioned outbreaks about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 9 September 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal82 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 84 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen77 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria55 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia48 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 16 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Delhi India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Tehran Iran28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Jerusalem Israel23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRwanda: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Norway about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 374 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 3,336 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,010 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,484 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence15% 2,033 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 941 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 569 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 549 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 260 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 killed3,904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,655 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,492 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations121 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 about as 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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