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23,680 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Kigali (Rwanda), volcanic eruption in Indonesia and violence in Sirte. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostMali 95 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 40
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

104 of its 133 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kigali accounted for 89 of Rwanda's 104 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 85 of Kigali's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

246 of its 342 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bali accounted for 170 of Indonesia's 246 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 224 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bali stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

72 of its 88 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sirte accounted for 55 of Libya's 72 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (274 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Syria

366 of its 452 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Idlib accounted for 218 of Syria's 366 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 129 of Idlib's 218 stories were about protests or strikes. Hurricane was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,182 of its 1,610 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mexico City accounted for 992 of Mexico's 1,182 stories about harm, carried by 626 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 176 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

73 of its 117 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 53 of Bishoftu's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

157 of its 165 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

199 of its 276 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 131 of Afghanistan's 199 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Saudi Arabia (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (176 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Iraq (68 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in China (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 23,680 stories about harm among 98,761 counted on 24 Sep.

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24 in every 100 of the day's 98,761 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. On 24 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Mexico, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali95 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Libya82 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 452 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar79 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda78 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Berkeley US389 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488 Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 855 Idlib Syria129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Berlin Germany108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Brentwood US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

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'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sDominican Republic: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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'sBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 507 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Germany about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 550 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 126 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents24% 5,530 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence23% 5,276 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice23% 5,262 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,954 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,464 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Displacement3% 813 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 729 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 302 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 killed7,301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,671 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests2,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees865 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations325 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting abductions142 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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