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36,475 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Abaco, abductions in South Africa and people injured in Mali. Norway's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCuba 74 in 100 of its 145 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

1,650 of its 1,946 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Abaco accounted for 795 of the Bahamas' 1,650 stories about harm, carried by 1,083 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (321 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Abaco stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

916 of its 1,832 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 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.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

43 of its 63 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Plague was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Norway

85 of its 225 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 5 of Oslo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Slovakia

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Bratislava accounted for 22 of Slovakia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

58 of its 78 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Maputo accounted for 36 of Mozambique's 58 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

32 of its 36 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Ouagadougou accounted for 22 of Burkina Faso's 32 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 11 of Ouagadougou's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Taiwan

62 of its 200 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 40 of Taipei's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

72 of its 134 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tunis accounted for 57 of Tunisia's 72 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 43 of Tunis' 57 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Madagascar (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in South Korea (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in New Zealand (62 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Mexico (60 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 36,475 stories about harm among 153,719 counted on 3 Sep.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to the Bahamas. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 153,719 stories, above the usual 22. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas. In Madagascar's news, mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual. Bahamas stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahamas85 in 100 of its 1,946 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen83 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba74 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 18 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique74 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 1,058 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 London UK172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Moscow Russia154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Rimon Israel130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Johannesburg South Africa118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 398

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'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 readUkraine: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: 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'sRwanda: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLibya: 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: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice 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'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 201 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Norway about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 731 stories about harm ● Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Slovakia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents30% 10,929 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice25% 8,911 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Health18% 6,324 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 5,394 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,091 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 968 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 912 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 509 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 killed13,409 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting people affected5,726 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests4,020 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,853 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,446 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting refugees294 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Greece Stories reporting abductions287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 softer 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.