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24,715 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The tsunami in Haiti, the hunger in Iraq and protests in Juba (South Sudan) drew the news. Haiti's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 88 in 100 of its 979 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 49 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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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

857 of its 979 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Port-de-Paix accounted for 449 of Haiti's 857 stories about harm, carried by 585 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (448 stories). Tsunami was named in 100 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-de-Paix stories →
Displacement

Iraq

260 of its 321 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 199 of Iraq's 260 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (176 stories). Hunger was named in 158 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. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

South Sudan

63 of its 75 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Juba accounted for 60 of South Sudan's 63 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 54 of Juba's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Rights & justice

Bulgaria

73 of its 99 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

174 of its 307 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Lisbon accounted for 170 of Portugal's 174 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (166 stories). Wildfires were named in 160 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

157 of its 225 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Sarajevo accounted for 145 of Bosnia's 157 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

533 of its 932 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 273 of Riyadh's 399 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (163 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

45 of its 139 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

160 of its 523 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

265 of its 490 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tsunami was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (160 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (205 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Cuba (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in France (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Sri Lanka (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 22 the day before
27 in 10017 in 1008 Sep15 Sep22 Sep29 Sep7 Oct8 Sep: 21 in 1009 Sep: 22 in 10010 Sep: 22 in 10011 Sep: 23 in 10012 Sep: 23 in 10013 Sep: 22 in 10014 Sep: 24 in 10015 Sep: 27 in 10016 Sep: 26 in 10017 Sep: 21 in 10018 Sep: 20 in 10019 Sep: 20 in 10020 Sep: 20 in 10021 Sep: 20 in 10022 Sep: 23 in 10023 Sep: 22 in 10024 Sep: 20 in 10025 Sep: 19 in 10026 Sep: 18 in 10027 Sep: 17 in 10028 Sep: 19 in 10029 Sep: 22 in 10030 Sep: 21 in 1001 Oct: 19 in 1002 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 19 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 20 in 1006 Oct: 22 in 1007 Oct: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 24,715 stories about harm among 105,988 counted on 7 Oct.

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Haiti's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. In Portugal's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 6 times their usual. A year earlier, on 7 October 2017, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. 23 in every 100 of the day's 105,988 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Indonesia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti88 in 100 of its 979 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria87 in 100 of its 373 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan84 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Iraq81 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 55 · mostly displacement Indonesia79 in 100 of its 1,085 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1406 Riyadh Saudi Arabia273 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Jerusalem Israel100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 542 Salfit Palestine79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 Kennebunkport US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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

● Iran about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 326 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Haiti about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 857 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 7,395 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 5,580 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 3,635 stories · about as usual Health15% 3,598 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given10% 2,399 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Displacement3% 753 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 610 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 492 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 killed8,624 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti Stories reporting arrests3,090 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,954 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,294 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US Stories reporting refugees612 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Italy Stories reporting evacuations307 at about half the usual rate · most about Portugal and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced229 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Haiti and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 much 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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