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41,691 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Tirana, a disaster in Lake Victoria and protests in Kampala (Uganda). Tanzania's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Netherlands →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlbania 75 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 11
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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

Albania

51 of its 68 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Tirana accounted for 51 of Albania's 51 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

254 of its 405 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Lake Victoria accounted for 192 of Tanzania's 254 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Lake Victoria stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

524 of its 659 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kampala accounted for 482 of Uganda's 524 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. 339 of Kampala's 482 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Health

Madagascar

26 of its 40 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Plague was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Colombia

220 of its 330 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Antioquia accounted for 137 of Colombia's 220 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

129 of its 173 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

745 of its 1,333 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (239 stories). Avalanche was named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

99 of its 117 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 76 of Somalia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mexico

296 of its 950 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories). Building collapse was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Taiwan

232 of its 420 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Taipei accounted for 213 of Taiwan's 232 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (93 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Botswana (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Puerto Rico (67 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in North Korea (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Yemen (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 41,691 stories about harm among 209,035 counted on 20 Sep.

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In Albania, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 11% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 209,035 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual in Poland's news. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Netherlands. On 20 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia85 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda80 in 100 of its 659 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Albania75 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 11 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda75 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US394 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1441 Kampala Uganda339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482 Manila Philippines129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Gaza Palestine112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Manhattan US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: 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'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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as 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'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAnguilla: 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

● Rwanda about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Colombia about three times as angry as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 384 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Tanzania about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 254 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,197 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 8,687 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,520 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 6,218 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,369 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,480 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 912 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 746 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 killed12,391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,929 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations784 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees473 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Austria Stories reporting abductions407 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced312 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill292 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Netherlands

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
● 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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