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34,583 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Warsaw (Poland), violence in el Mozote and people killed in Germany drew the news. el Salvador's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJamaica 76 in 100 of its 1,247 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Poland

205 of its 341 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Warsaw accounted for 182 of Poland's 205 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. 174 of Warsaw's 182 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

44 of its 49 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. el Mozote accounted for 41 of el Salvador's 44 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories → El Mozote stories →
Health

Germany

371 of its 1,457 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (157 stories). Malaria was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

953 of its 1,247 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Half Way Tree accounted for 508 of Jamaica's 953 stories about harm, carried by 512 outlets. Storm surge was named in 514 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

Jamaica over 30 days → its stories → Half Way Tree stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Somalia

261 of its 290 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mogadishu accounted for 210 of Somalia's 261 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Jordan

79 of its 226 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 55 of Amman's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Hepatitis was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

451 of its 926 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 110 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

301 of its 443 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 93 of Cairo's 178 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cyprus

42 of its 104 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 3 of Apostolos Loukas' 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

136 of its 234 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Mexico (110 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iraq (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Thailand (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bridge collapse in Laos (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Jordan (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Oct. 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 34,583 stories about harm among 153,805 counted on 1 Oct.

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Poland stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 153,805 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Over September, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia90 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,534 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti76 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Jamaica76 in 100 of its 1,247 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo76 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 999 Washington US196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1022 Warsaw Poland174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Dallas US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Cajon US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readTunisia: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: 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 Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: 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 warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSeychelles: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: 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'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Israel about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 460 stories about harm ● Romania about three times as fearful as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Germany about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 371 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 261 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 8,628 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 8,605 stories · about as usual Health18% 6,223 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,213 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,058 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 909 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 903 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 546 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 killed10,949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees496 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Hungary Stories reporting abductions479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced268 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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