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40,297 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Bucharest (Romania), a disaster in Lake Victoria and rights and justice in Hanoi drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTanzania 92 in 100 of its 1,012 stories, usually 28
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Romania

94 of its 375 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 81 of Bucharest's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Meningitis was named in 15 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.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

935 of its 1,012 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Lake Victoria accounted for 740 of Tanzania's 935 stories about harm, carried by 752 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (674 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Lake Victoria stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

469 of its 942 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Hanoi accounted for 360 of Vietnam's 469 stories about harm, carried by 363 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (363 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

241 of its 334 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jammu accounted for 186 of Kashmir's 241 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (124 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

506 of its 989 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (141 stories). Earthquake was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

114 of Gaza's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (159 stories). Outbreaks were named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Taiwan

248 of its 420 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Taipei accounted for 214 of Taiwan's 248 stories about harm, carried by 391 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (155 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Eswatini

75 of its 86 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 31 of Mbabane's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

49 of its 65 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Portugal

94 of its 276 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Hepatitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Afghanistan (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Puerto Rico (60 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Netherlands (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Bulgaria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Japan (54 of its stories, about 4 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 21 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 40,297 stories about harm among 197,312 counted on 21 Sep.

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Afghanistan's news mentioned the hurricane more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 197,312 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Romania, 25% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. On 21 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 →

Tanzania92 in 100 of its 1,012 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Eswatini87 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique75 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives75 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 17 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir72 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US774 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1657 Baltimore US300 stories about protests or strikes, of its 677 Phoenix US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Chicago US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Gaza Palestine114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: 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'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEswatini: 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer 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 about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Türkiye about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 204 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Denmark about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Mozambique few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as fearful as the world's · 100 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,723 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 8,465 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,278 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 5,961 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,314 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,486 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 853 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 684 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 killed12,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,201 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Tanzania Stories reporting people injured3,474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations663 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees412 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced217 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting people falling ill112 at about the usual rate

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 much 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.