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30,717 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Causeway Bay (Hong Kong), people killed in Fiji and violence in Idlib drew the news. Fiji's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBermuda 52 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 16
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

289 of its 492 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Causeway Bay accounted for 222 of Hong Kong's 289 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. 217 of Causeway Bay's 222 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Causeway Bay stories →
Shelter & services

Fiji

53 of its 114 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

269 of its 332 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 166 of Syria's 269 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

Abaco accounted for 264 of the Bahamas' 372 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (110 stories). Earthquake was named in 112 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Abaco stories →
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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

75 of its 121 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kigali accounted for 50 of Rwanda's 75 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 37 of Kigali's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 171 of Afghanistan's 339 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Polio was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Honduras

20 of its 35 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

105 of its 217 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

31 of its 44 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Food & livelihood

Argentina

40 of its 134 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (90 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatstroke in Jordan (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Honduras (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (25 of its stories, more than ten 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 16 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 30,717 stories about harm among 153,886 counted on 16 Sep.

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The news turned to Hong Kong for the second day running. On 16 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today. of the day's 153,886 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Hong Kong stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria81 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 470 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas70 in 100 of its 534 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda62 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Causeway Bay Hong Kong217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 915 Detroit US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Delhi India108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Beijing China95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 readSierra 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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'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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than 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 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'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 339 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 1,535 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 397 stories about harm ● Fiji about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 169 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 7,974 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health26% 7,845 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence17% 5,194 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,600 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,838 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,037 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 923 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 692 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 killed8,193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,032 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations291 at about half the usual rate · most about the Bahamas and the US Stories reporting abductions204 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill69 at about two-thirds of 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 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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