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55,733 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in les Cayes, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and people injured in Mali. Cyprus' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 60 in 100 of its 346 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

1,928 of its 2,123 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. les Cayes accounted for 800 of Haiti's 1,928 stories about harm, carried by 575 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,160 stories). Plague was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon and tornadoes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Les Cayes stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

342 of its 521 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Caracas accounted for 328 of Venezuela's 342 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 220 of Caracas' 328 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 268 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger and poisoning.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

260 of its 291 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (174 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cyprus

90 of its 175 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Honduras

98 of its 115 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 85 of Honduras' 98 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 85 of Tegucigalpa's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

281 of its 680 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 201 of Warsaw's 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Flu was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

213 of its 321 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 66 of Bishoftu's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

795 of its 1,053 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Tsunami was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

572 of its 939 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (85 stories). Train derailment was named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

208 of its 346 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (178 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Iraq (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Brazil (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Indonesia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
27 in 10019 in 1005 Sep12 Sep19 Sep26 Sep4 Oct5 Sep: 22 in 1006 Sep: 20 in 1007 Sep: 20 in 1008 Sep: 19 in 1009 Sep: 20 in 10010 Sep: 23 in 10011 Sep: 25 in 10012 Sep: 22 in 10013 Sep: 20 in 10014 Sep: 20 in 10015 Sep: 21 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 22 in 10018 Sep: 27 in 10019 Sep: 24 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 22 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 21 in 10024 Sep: 23 in 10025 Sep: 23 in 10026 Sep: 20 in 10027 Sep: 21 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 10029 Sep: 22 in 10030 Sep: 21 in 1001 Oct: 22 in 1002 Oct: 23 in 1003 Oct: 21 in 1004 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 55,733 stories about harm among 273,682 counted on 4 Oct.

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Venezuela's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 273,682 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. For the third day running, the news turned to Haiti. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti. Haiti's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti91 in 100 of its 2,123 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali89 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras85 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Yemen79 in 100 of its 403 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 2,117 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria433 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1092 Johannesburg South Africa236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Caracas Venezuela220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Washington US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1574 Warsaw Poland201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

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'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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt 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'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'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'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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLithuania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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 readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSeychelles: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer 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'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry 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 about one and a half times as angry 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'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little angrier 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 260 stories about harm ● Denmark about three times as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 572 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,673 stories about harm ● Cyprus about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 163 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 13,739 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 11,666 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 11,412 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 10,037 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,097 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,947 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,687 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,160 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 killed16,338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,865 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,025 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations1,554 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti Stories reporting refugees1,249 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions404 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela

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 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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