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55,292 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Libreville (Gabon) and violence in Budapest and Ramallah. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuinea-Bissau 97 in 100 of its 78 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 68 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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

Gabon

408 of its 495 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Libreville accounted for 366 of Gabon's 408 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. 318 of Libreville's 366 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Gabon over 30 days → its stories → Libreville stories →
Conflict & violence

Hungary

166 of its 303 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Budapest accounted for 153 of Hungary's 166 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Palestine

594 of its 842 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ramallah accounted for 422 of Palestine's 594 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (244 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Health

Liberia

62 of its 133 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Natural hazards were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

317 of its 538 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Caracas accounted for 277 of Venezuela's 317 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. 258 of Caracas' 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (181 stories).

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Health

Guinea-Bissau

76 of its 78 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Bissau accounted for 76 of Guinea-Bissau's 76 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

French Polynesia

65 of its 68 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Senegal

39 of its 59 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Denmark

180 of its 338 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Uzbekistan

886 of its 1,205 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Haiti (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Mozambique (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Kenya (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Congo (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in US (1884 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 55,292 stories about harm among 256,199 counted on 2 Sep.

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Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Haiti's news. of the day's 256,199 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Gabon stood out: 82% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea-Bissau97 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 14 · mostly health French Polynesia96 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Gabon82 in 100 of its 495 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 1,354 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Congo74 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 70 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Santa Clara County US483 stories about protests or strikes, of its 743 Libreville Gabon318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Damascus Syria294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 614 Caracas Venezuela258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Philadelphia US253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNigeria: 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 readCuraçao: 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'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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: 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'sEstonia: 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'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina 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: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Tunisia few stories about 5 times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Guinea-Bissau about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about twice as warm as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Pakistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,658 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 348 stories about harm ● Kyrgyzstan about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 118 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,812 stories · about as usual Health21% 11,494 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 10,615 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence18% 9,650 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,046 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,839 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,544 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,318 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 killed15,731 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,894 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations663 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions471 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill199 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about French Polynesia and the US

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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