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53,820 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Chiapas, people injured in Colombia and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Colombia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Lebanon →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 80 in 100 of its 3,872 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 64 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

3,089 of its 3,872 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Chiapas accounted for 1,283 of Mexico's 3,089 stories about harm, carried by 1,076 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (389 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Chiapas stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

658 of its 830 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (236 stories). Avalanche was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

68 of its 141 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Minsk accounted for 67 of Belarus' 68 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 63 of Minsk's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Central African Republic

96 of its 103 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Bangui accounted for 62 of the Central African Republic's 96 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

161 of its 218 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Tropical storm was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with cyclone.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

94 of its 134 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

114 of its 165 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Barbados

49 of its 111 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

31 of its 85 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Manama's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Antarctica (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); rabies in Czechia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Niger (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Cuba (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Barbados (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 Sep. 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 53,820 stories about harm among 204,377 counted on 8 Sep.

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Mexico stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. 26 in every 100 of the day's 204,377 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 25. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Lebanon. Antarctica's news mentioned extreme cold about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 8 September 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Anguilla97 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Central African Republic93 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Antarctica83 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Antigua & Barbuda82 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh81 in 100 of its 998 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2335 Houston US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2351 Delhi India100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Dhaka Bangladesh96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Raqqa Syria91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'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'sLiberia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEthiopia: 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'sEcuador: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sCape Verde: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlgeria: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: 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'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than 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'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: 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

● Denmark about twice as warm as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about 4 times as angry as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 378 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 507 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Iceland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents41% 21,790 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice18% 9,658 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health15% 8,016 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 7,224 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Displacement4% 2,048 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,911 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,326 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 826 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 killed17,352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,726 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,240 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured3,802 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations3,408 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees1,211 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced991 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting abductions560 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● Angera little less than 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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