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44,674 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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People displaced in the Philippines, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and people affected in Thailand drew the news. Thailand's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 35 in 100 of its 423 stories, usually 17
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,000 of its 2,136 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (79 stories). Poisoning was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

484 of its 1,153 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Nairobi accounted for 367 of Kenya's 484 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. 294 of Nairobi's 367 stories were about protests or strikes. Helicopter crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

168 of its 598 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Tsunami was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Malaysia

575 of its 1,369 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (419 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Niger

668 of its 804 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 307 of Niger's 668 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (223 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

China

856 of its 4,713 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Road crashes were named in 38 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.

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

149 of its 423 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

206 of its 556 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

880 of its 1,047 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (257 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Belgium

84 of its 315 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in North Korea (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Nicaragua (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in South Korea (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Afghanistan (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10025 Sep2 Oct9 Oct16 Oct24 Oct25 Sep: 20 in 10026 Sep: 21 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 22 in 10029 Sep: 23 in 10030 Sep: 23 in 1001 Oct: 21 in 1002 Oct: 28 in 1003 Oct: 26 in 1004 Oct: 24 in 1005 Oct: 23 in 1006 Oct: 23 in 1007 Oct: 27 in 1008 Oct: 26 in 1009 Oct: 22 in 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 22 in 10013 Oct: 22 in 10014 Oct: 26 in 10015 Oct: 25 in 10016 Oct: 24 in 10017 Oct: 23 in 10018 Oct: 22 in 10019 Oct: 22 in 10020 Oct: 22 in 10021 Oct: 27 in 10022 Oct: 25 in 10023 Oct: 22 in 10024 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 44,674 stories about harm among 214,199 counted on 24 Oct.

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21 in every 100 of the day's 214,199 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. On 24 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria84 in 100 of its 1,047 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Niger83 in 100 of its 804 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 84 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic66 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Nairobi Kenya294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Washington US279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3078 Beijing China248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557 Piedmont US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Moscow Russia162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333

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: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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'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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'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'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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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'sN. 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsle of Man: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: 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'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than 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'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Madagascar few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 880 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 79 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,246 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health21% 9,063 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence20% 8,565 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,768 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,203 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,622 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,581 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 793 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 killed13,553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,588 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,039 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions640 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced496 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations473 at about half the usual rate · most about Niger and the US Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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