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53,700 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Havana, violence in Buenos Aires and protests in Caracas (Venezuela). Argentina's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 54 in 100 of its 321 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

Cuba

509 of its 608 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Havana accounted for 458 of Cuba's 509 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (415 stories). HIV was named in 149 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Argentina

104 of its 251 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Buenos Aires accounted for 98 of Argentina's 104 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

313 of its 614 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Riyadh accounted for 206 of Saudi Arabia's 313 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

928 of its 1,186 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kutupalong accounted for 377 of Bangladesh's 928 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (168 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

270 of its 299 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 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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Disasters & accidents

Italy

358 of its 1,057 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Volcanic eruption was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

Cairo accounted for 173 of Egypt's 264 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (281 stories). Flooding was named in 354 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Philippines (354 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Thailand (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (84 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in Eritrea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Palestine (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 29 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 53,700 stories about harm among 213,499 counted on 12 Sep.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Cuba. of the day's 213,499 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the Philippines' news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. On 12 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 25 today. In Cuba, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 57% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba84 in 100 of its 608 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh78 in 100 of its 1,186 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 811 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar77 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2051 Paris France198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 501 Kutupalong Bangladesh149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Atlanta US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1035 Florida Keys US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 947

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more fearful 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 twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than 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 angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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

● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as angry as the world's · 264 stories about harm ● Argentina about twice as fearful as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 625 stories about harm ● Qatar about twice as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Belgium few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents34% 17,812 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice20% 10,685 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence16% 8,477 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Health16% 8,394 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,841 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,997 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,923 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 913 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 killed16,708 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,701 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,445 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations2,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,499 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced452 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting abductions408 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill77 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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