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60,627 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Ljubljana (Slovenia), violence in Jerusalem and people killed in Finland drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSlovenia 85 in 100 of its 275 stories, usually 8
RegionSouth Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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 →
Protests & strikes

Slovenia

233 of its 275 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Ljubljana accounted for 231 of Slovenia's 233 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. 231 of Ljubljana's 231 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (231 stories).

Slovenia over 30 days → its stories → Ljubljana stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

762 of its 1,562 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 491 of Israel's 762 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Finland

61 of its 189 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Chikungunya was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with dengue.

Finland over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Greece

269 of its 797 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (28 stories). Storms were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Congo

328 of its 402 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 4 of Ngaba's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (277 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

148 of its 250 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 39 of Phnom Penh's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

93 of its 107 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kaga Bandoro accounted for 81 of the Central African Republic's 93 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

551 of its 874 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 142 of Ramallah's 280 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (202 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,566 of its 2,547 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

285 of its 405 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (228 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in Iraq (158 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Cameroon (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Sudan (16 of its stories, about 7 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 19 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 60,627 stories about harm among 256,960 counted on 19 Sep.

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Slovenia stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 8%. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. In Indonesia's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 256,960 stories, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic87 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Slovenia85 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 8 · mostly displacement Congo82 in 100 of its 402 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 3,220 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan79 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria859 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1546 Minneapolis US413 stories about protests or strikes, of its 553 Dublin Ireland250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Washington US244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3201 Ljubljana Slovenia231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustralia: 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'sAngola: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about three times 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 a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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 a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBhutan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Bhutan few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as angry as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 588 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 319 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,566 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence36% 21,258 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice20% 12,136 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health19% 11,300 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 6,182 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,171 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,684 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,678 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 1,345 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 killed19,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured12,191 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected8,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,619 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced1,095 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting abductions988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations374 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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