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35,158 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Building collapse in Bangladesh, protests in Santiago (Chile) and violence in Niamey drew the news. Niger's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTanzania 84 in 100 of its 362 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

495 of its 780 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dhaka accounted for 401 of Bangladesh's 495 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (279 stories). Building collapse was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

84 of its 155 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 34 of Santiago's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

112 of its 119 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Niamey accounted for 87 of Niger's 112 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Health

New Zealand

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). House fires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

304 of its 362 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bukoba accounted for 153 of Tanzania's 304 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (239 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Australia

1,533 of its 5,902 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories). House fires were named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with malaria and heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Macedonia

238 of its 298 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Skopje accounted for 233 of North Macedonia's 238 stories about harm, carried by 285 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (202 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

456 of its 733 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (215 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gabon

95 of its 105 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 3 of Libreville's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

376 of its 498 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (176 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Belgium (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (97 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in North Korea (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Thailand (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 35,158 stories about harm among 139,028 counted on 11 Sep.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 17 July 2016. of the day's 139,028 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Greece's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Bangladesh. This week the news turned most often to Uruguay, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger94 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Gabon90 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan87 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Syria85 in 100 of its 1,304 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Tanzania84 in 100 of its 362 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2374 Aleppo Syria250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 565 Manhattan US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 963 Leamington UK119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Delhi India93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372

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'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte 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'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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'sBurundi: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGabon: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Kenya about three times as angry as the world's · 456 stories about harm ● Gabon about three times as angry as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Tanzania about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 304 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 376 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence36% 12,566 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice23% 7,914 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health15% 5,143 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,782 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,412 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 779 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 623 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 522 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 killed13,383 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured3,912 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests3,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions421 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees401 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations213 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Greece Stories reporting people falling ill111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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