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35,160 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Libreville (Gabon), violence in Cartagena and the hunger in North Korea drew the news. Uzbekistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGabon 86 in 100 of its 229 stories, usually 41
RegionCentral Asia 69 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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

196 of its 229 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Libreville accounted for 176 of Gabon's 196 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. 99 of Libreville's 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (168 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

Colombia

146 of its 220 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cartagena accounted for 98 of Colombia's 146 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Cartagena stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

83 of its 195 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Hunger was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought, typhoon and building collapse.

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

Bangladesh

585 of its 942 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 357 of Bangladesh's 585 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

75 of Damascus' 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Hunger was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,596 of its 2,418 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,183 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

25 of its 28 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

124 of its 243 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 94 of Caracas' 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

246 of its 395 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: dengue in Malaysia (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (194 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Jersey (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Puerto Rico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Nepal (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 35,160 stories about harm among 147,974 counted on 3 Sep.

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In Malaysia's news, mentions of the dengue ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Gabon for the second day running. Gabon's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%. of the day's 147,974 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Gabon86 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Sudan83 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Yemen82 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan74 in 100 of its 875 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan72 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Detroit US271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Stanford US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Philadelphia US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Delhi India135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Tashkent Uzbekistan118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 82 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Venezuela: 51 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uzbekistan: 74 in 100 of its 875 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 70 in 100 of its 1,413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 51 in 100 of its 468 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 668 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 83 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 51 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 66 in 100 of its 2,418 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 1,571 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)North Korea: 43 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 36 in 100 of its 1,962 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 89 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 80 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Madagascar: 64 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Libya: 65 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Laos: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Italy: 30 in 100 of its 1,237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 60 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 39 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Honduras: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Guinea-Bissau: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Guatemala: 69 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Gabon: 86 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)French Polynesia: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 56 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Denmark: 34 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 74 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 66 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 51 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 62 in 100 of its 942 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Gabon 86 in 100 of its 229 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Uzbekistan 74 in 100 of its 875 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Türkiye 70 in 100 of its 1,413 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 66 in 100 of its 2,418 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 82 in 100 of its 116 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 83 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 8,970 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence23% 7,814 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 7,554 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health18% 6,210 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,881 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,087 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 589 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 589 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 killed11,810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,630 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions811 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees548 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced366 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill63 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 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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