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38,531 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Berlin (Germany), a disaster in Bali and people injured in Mali. Mali's coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 55 in 100 of its 759 stories, usually 31
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Germany

274 of Berlin's 480 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (460 stories). Earthquake was named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Berlin stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

419 of its 759 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bali accounted for 230 of Indonesia's 419 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories).

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

Mali

64 of its 83 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Benin

20 of its 28 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Russia

443 of its 1,644 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (170 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

172 of its 576 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 59 of Harare's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

76 of Qardaha's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (185 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

Sirte accounted for 144 of Libya's 178 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Somalia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (48 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in Japan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 38,531 stories about harm among 188,259 counted on 25 Sep.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 11 August 2017. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 188,259 stories, below the usual 26. It was the second day running that the news turned to Germany. In Chile's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria79 in 100 of its 704 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Dominica78 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali77 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar69 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh66 in 100 of its 973 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US321 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1945 Berlin Germany274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 480 Richmond Heights US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Berkeley US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 Varanasi India139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'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: 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'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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 554 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Germany about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 970 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 9,288 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health21% 7,832 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents21% 7,779 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence20% 7,609 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,428 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Shelter & services3% 1,216 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,035 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 643 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 killed10,275 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people affected5,156 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting arrests4,578 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,975 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations559 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Puerto Rico Stories reporting people displaced400 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions317 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal

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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