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53,577 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kabul, protests in Oromo (Ethiopia) and rights and justice in Montevideo. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 80 in 100 of its 203 stories, usually 15
RegionSoutheast Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Afghanistan

951 of its 1,094 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Kabul accounted for 834 of Afghanistan's 951 stories about harm, carried by 573 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (234 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

139 of its 235 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 37 of Oromo's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Oromo stories →
Health

Brazil

217 of its 1,032 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Chikungunya was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iraq

549 of its 754 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Baghdad accounted for 363 of Iraq's 549 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Moldova

73 of its 150 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Gabon

299 of its 395 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Libreville accounted for 221 of Gabon's 299 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

117 of its 277 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

136 of its 236 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 92 of Caracas' 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

833 of its 2,051 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (378 stories). Tropical storm was named in 532 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms, heavy rain and storm surge.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (532 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Mongolia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Spain (84 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Switzerland (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in North Korea (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 53,577 stories about harm among 261,381 counted on 6 Sep.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Afghanistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 261,381 stories, below the usual 22. Afghanistan's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 69%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan87 in 100 of its 1,094 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 1,176 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay80 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 15 · mostly rights & justice Yemen77 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Gabon76 in 100 of its 395 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK648 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1336 Washington US309 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1515 Sugarcreek US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 San Francisco US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Cleveland US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMoldova: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGabon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Moldova about 5 times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 951 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 49 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,010 stories · about as usual Health22% 11,468 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence21% 10,890 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,120 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,639 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,620 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,619 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,118 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 killed17,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions749 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced462 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Switzerland 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 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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