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63,446 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Aleppo (Syria), a disaster in Kathmandu and violence in Tehran. Iran's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 72 in 100 of its 422 stories, usually 33
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,155 of Syria's 1,902 stories about harm, carried by 716 outlets. 605 of Aleppo's 1,155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (212 stories). Meningitis was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

164 of its 284 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kathmandu accounted for 124 of Nepal's 164 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (83 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

628 of its 1,314 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 468 of Iran's 628 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (330 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Japan

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Gas explosion was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

DR Congo

41 of its 45 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kinshasa accounted for 36 of the DR Congo's 41 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 27 of Kinshasa's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,456 of its 2,620 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Poisoning was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

53 of its 83 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

669 of its 1,102 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (448 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

122 of its 234 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 30 of Manama's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

52 of its 86 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Greenland (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Puerto Rico (115 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Sri Lanka (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Haiti (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Indonesia (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 63,446 stories about harm among 282,416 counted on 22 Sep.

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The news turned to Syria for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 282,416 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Greenland's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo87 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Yemen83 in 100 of its 399 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico72 in 100 of its 422 stories · usually 33 · mostly shelter & services Sudan67 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 2,872 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlotte US2300 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2624 Aleppo Syria605 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1155 Washington US446 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2386 Delhi India193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 734 Beijing China184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'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'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'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'sBahamas: 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 readAntigua & 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice 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 fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer 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

● Pakistan about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 1,456 stories about harm ● Bosnia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as warm as the world's · 471 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 333 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as angry as the world's · 225 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 19,845 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence24% 14,672 stories · about as usual Health19% 11,805 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 7,470 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 2,621 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,248 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 2,151 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,586 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 killed17,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,942 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,877 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions866 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations805 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill86 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Chile

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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