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25,262 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Landslides in Indonesia, road crashes in Oman and violence in Luhansk drew the news. Uganda's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 94 in 100 of its 2,103 stories, usually 29
RegionSoutheast Asia 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,975 of its 2,103 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Donggala accounted for 991 of Indonesia's 1,975 stories about harm, carried by 1,211 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (1,115 stories). Landslides were named in 267 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Oman

89 of its 139 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Salalah accounted for 85 of Oman's 89 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (86 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Oman over 30 days → its stories → Salalah stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

163 of its 257 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Luhansk accounted for 129 of Ukraine's 163 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Luhansk stories →
Health

Uganda

174 of its 230 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Ebola was named in 145 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Israel

673 of its 1,078 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 155 of Jerusalem's 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (545 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.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

345 of its 734 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 123 of Tehran's 187 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

389 of its 1,393 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 167 of Moscow's 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

379 of its 858 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 266 of Barcelona's 327 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (295 stories).

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Rights & justice

Slovakia

21 of its 25 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Chad

24 of its 47 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Romania (66 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in Hong Kong (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Syria (209 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (65 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in Norway (15 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 29 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 25,262 stories about harm among 115,019 counted on 29 Sep.

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In Indonesia, 94% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 115,019 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Indonesia. On 29 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Indonesia94 in 100 of its 2,103 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Micronesia87 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar83 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 74 · mostly rights & justice Libya80 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda76 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 56 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US823 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1249 Barcelona Spain266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Moscow Russia167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Jerusalem Israel155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Unrwa Palestine144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 angry as the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Uganda about three times as fearful as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 477 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 673 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 7,949 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents21% 5,168 stories · about as usual Health18% 4,484 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 4,304 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,119 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 692 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 614 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 310 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 killed8,776 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people injured3,555 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Israel Stories reporting people affected3,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations269 at about half the usual rate · most about Japan and Micronesia Stories reporting people displaced205 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Uganda and the US Stories reporting abductions163 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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