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55,526 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Dhaka, violence in Diffa and protests in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Niger's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMaldives 84 in 100 of its 190 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

303 of its 472 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Dhaka accounted for 252 of Bangladesh's 303 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

140 of its 147 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Diffa accounted for 92 of Niger's 140 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Diffa stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

708 of its 2,385 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (300 stories). Drought was named in 191 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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

Iran

427 of its 853 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 306 of Iran's 427 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Liberia

101 of its 183 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

258 of its 575 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (197 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Honduras

35 of its 54 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

297 of its 748 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (101 stories). Road crashes were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Japan (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Indonesia (73 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in North Korea (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); chikungunya in India (449 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Romania (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 55,526 stories about harm among 278,120 counted on 14 Sep.

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Mentions of the drought ran about 10 times their usual in South Africa's news. of the day's 278,120 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Bangladesh stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger95 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives84 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Guatemala77 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Yemen76 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 1,810 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US646 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3107 Aleppo Syria184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 643 Portland US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Delhi India138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 882 London UK129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 866

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'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: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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'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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: 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: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readAlgeria: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUruguay: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGabon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNauru: 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

● Liberia about twice as warm as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Niger about three times as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 301 stories about harm ● Honduras few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 214 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 16,675 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health24% 13,162 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 9,890 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents14% 7,828 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,659 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,757 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,363 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,148 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 killed13,686 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests7,243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,481 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,212 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions702 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations454 at about half the usual rate · most about Taiwan and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill221 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
● 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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