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46,884 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Illness in Stalowa Wola, rights and justice in Cairo and protests in Nairobi (Kenya) drew the news. Poland's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and China →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLithuania 66 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 8
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Poland

363 of its 684 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Stalowa Wola accounted for 278 of Poland's 363 stories about harm, carried by 410 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (277 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Stalowa Wola stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

363 of its 560 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Cairo accounted for 261 of Egypt's 363 stories about harm, carried by 228 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

279 of its 655 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 98 of Nairobi's 174 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

137 of its 541 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Drownings were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Central African Republic

48 of its 53 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Pombolo accounted for 42 of the Central African Republic's 48 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

737 of its 923 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 555 of Afghanistan's 737 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (620 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

525 of its 577 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Mogadishu accounted for 495 of Somalia's 525 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (240 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malawi

189 of its 257 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

355 of its 672 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Hurricane was named in 159 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera and plague.

its stories →
Health

Madagascar

171 of its 199 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Antananarivo accounted for 105 of Madagascar's 171 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Switzerland (159 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (139 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in South Korea (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in India (429 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Latvia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 46,884 stories about harm among 210,141 counted on 20 Oct.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and China. 22 in every 100 of the day's 210,141 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Poland, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Switzerland's news mentioned the hurricane more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Poland.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

DR Congo94 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 55 · mostly shelter & services Somalia91 in 100 of its 577 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic91 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar86 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 923 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US395 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3108 Gainesville US255 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Charlottesville US234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Piedmont US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Texas US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'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'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● DR Congo about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 737 stories about harm ● Madagascar about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as angry as the world's · 363 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Czechia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 86 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 11,729 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 9,523 stories · about as usual Health21% 9,448 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents17% 8,049 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,683 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 2,602 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Displacement2% 1,059 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 929 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 killed16,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,906 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,853 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees906 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions369 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations315 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill233 at about 4 times 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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