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35,916 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Baghdad, deaths in Cluj and protests in Bamako (Mali). Iraq's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBolivia 78 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 18
RegionOceania 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Conflict & violence

Iraq

955 of its 1,081 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Baghdad accounted for 700 of Iraq's 955 stories about harm, carried by 608 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (573 stories). Hurricane was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Romania

90 of its 152 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Cluj accounted for 83 of Romania's 90 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Cluj stories →
Protests & strikes

Mali

66 of its 77 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bamako accounted for 54 of Mali's 66 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 54 of Bamako's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories).

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Health

Australia

1,107 of its 4,113 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Plague was named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with overdoses.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

South Africa

297 of its 807 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 97 of Johannesburg's 165 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

375 of its 1,272 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (275 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

630 of its 741 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Sanaa accounted for 450 of Yemen's 630 stories about harm, carried by 414 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Niger

322 of its 335 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 79 of Tahoua's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories).

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Shelter & services

Italy

217 of its 856 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Hurricane was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

45 of its 63 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Vietnam (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Rwanda (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (135 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); dengue in Malaysia (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10016 Sep23 Sep30 Sep7 Oct15 Oct16 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 1006 Oct: 22 in 1007 Oct: 23 in 1008 Oct: 24 in 1009 Oct: 26 in 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 21 in 10013 Oct: 21 in 10014 Oct: 20 in 10015 Oct: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 35,916 stories about harm among 156,271 counted on 15 Oct.

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In Greece's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 156,271 stories, as usual. Iraq's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 59%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger96 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Iraq88 in 100 of its 1,081 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Mali86 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Yemen85 in 100 of its 741 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia78 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 18 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US322 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1085 Garden City US274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 681 Aleppo Syria183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 894 Boston US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374 Sydney Australia116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350

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: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'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'sCongo: 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'sCambodia: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than 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'sSingapore: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustria: 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'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Iraq about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 955 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 725 stories about harm ● Singapore about twice as warm as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as angry as the world's · 294 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 429 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 10,214 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice24% 8,456 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents18% 6,369 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health16% 5,534 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,926 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,431 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 718 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 679 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 killed12,504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees1,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations869 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting abductions463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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