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56,523 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Zagreb, protests in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and drownings in Nauru. Croatia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 54 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 12
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

80 of its 147 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Zagreb accounted for 68 of Croatia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

178 of its 226 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 85 of Addis Ababa's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (94 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Displacement

Nauru

67 of its 84 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Poland

207 of its 534 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iraq

2,179 of its 2,961 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (305 stories). Accidents were named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

103 of its 295 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 36 of Coata's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

198 of its 736 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 44 of Sao Paulo's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (37 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

102 of its 181 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lilongwe accounted for 75 of Malawi's 102 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 71 of Lilongwe's 75 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

164 of its 190 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Nuer accounted for 118 of South Sudan's 164 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

372 of its 973 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Armenia (41 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (105 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (253 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Norway (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 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 18 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 56,523 stories about harm among 282,012 counted on 18 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 14 September 2016. Croatia stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual in Armenia's news. of the day's 282,012 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan86 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi86 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 2,037 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Nauru80 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 55 · mostly displacement Ethiopia79 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria588 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1373 Northern Ireland UK263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Washington US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1223 Philadelphia US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Morton County US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

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'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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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'sMali: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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'sMonaco: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuatemala: 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 angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNauru: 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 three times as angry as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Croatia about three times as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 649 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 372 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 207 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,612 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence23% 12,527 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health19% 10,680 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,306 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,688 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,937 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,778 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,751 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 killed16,730 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,533 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations710 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill39 at less than a quarter of 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 softer 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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