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54,529 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Montevideo (Uruguay), homes and services in Tahoua and deaths in Bratislava. Niger's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 58 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 10
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Uruguay

73 of its 97 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Montevideo accounted for 66 of Uruguay's 73 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 65 of Montevideo's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories).

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Shelter & services

Niger

59 of its 75 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tahoua accounted for 43 of Niger's 59 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Tahoua stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Slovakia

49 of its 85 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bratislava accounted for 48 of Slovakia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories).

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

288 of its 417 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kathmandu accounted for 228 of Nepal's 288 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (194 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Finland

42 of its 198 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 18 of Helsinki's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Sudan

Juba accounted for 148 of South Sudan's 202 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. 96 of Juba's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

153 of its 243 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 91 of Amhara's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

164 of its 420 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 111 of Yerevan's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

87 of its 308 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 32 of Buenos Aires' 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

644 of its 786 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Czechia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Tanzania (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Haiti (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Egypt (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Nigeria (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 54,529 stories about harm among 285,532 counted on 8 Sep.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 June 2016. of the day's 285,532 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Uruguay for the third day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in the Czechia's news. In Uruguay, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 786 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Niger79 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 45 · mostly shelter & services Yemen78 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay75 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Nepal69 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2260 Aleppo Syria253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 893 Morton County US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Beijing China165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Caracas Venezuela148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167

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'sUruguay: 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'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'sTaiwan: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. 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'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'sCanada: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'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'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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer 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 angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: 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 about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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 about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Sri Lanka about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 630 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 202 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 692 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 14,819 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 12,468 stories · about as usual Health21% 11,483 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,170 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,567 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,896 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,762 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,356 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 killed14,498 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests6,671 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,762 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured3,331 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees1,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions695 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations414 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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
● Griefa little less than 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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