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60,897 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Brussels, storm surge in Cuba and protests in Bangkok (Thailand) drew the news. Belgium's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 58 in 100 of its 793 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Conflict & violence

Belgium

462 of its 793 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Brussels accounted for 426 of Belgium's 462 stories about harm, carried by 447 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

239 of its 357 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Storm surge was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

870 of its 1,341 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bangkok accounted for 780 of Thailand's 870 stories about harm, carried by 490 outlets. 744 of Bangkok's 780 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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

Georgia

129 of its 186 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tbilisi accounted for 127 of Georgia's 129 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).

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

Ethiopia

400 of its 558 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Addis Ababa accounted for 236 of Ethiopia's 400 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. 219 of Addis Ababa's 236 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

1,588 of its 1,858 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. les Cayes accounted for 804 of Haiti's 1,588 stories about harm, carried by 729 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (61 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

535 of its 1,707 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (393 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with overdoses.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

232 of its 749 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 87 of Warsaw's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mali

81 of its 110 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about three times 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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Health

Japan

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Poisoning was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in South Korea (130 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Japan (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Sri Lanka (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
27 in 10019 in 1006 Sep13 Sep20 Sep27 Sep5 Oct6 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 1005 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 60,897 stories about harm among 291,202 counted on 5 Oct.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti. of the day's 291,202 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Belgium stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. Mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti85 in 100 of its 1,858 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria76 in 100 of its 1,794 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan75 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Mali74 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia72 in 100 of its 558 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Bangkok Thailand744 stories about protests or strikes, of its 780 Washington US231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1650 Addis Ababa Ethiopia219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 London UK174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 806 Hollywood US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 510

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'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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'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'sBarbados: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than 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'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: 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 a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: 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 twice as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 462 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 346 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Indonesia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 183 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 592 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 15,653 stories · about as usual Health20% 11,976 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 11,781 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence19% 11,293 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,315 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,603 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,862 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,356 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 killed17,918 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,942 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,665 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,318 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations3,138 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti Stories reporting refugees1,530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced565 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Haiti and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill39 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 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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