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32,202 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Dakar, illness in Paju and protests in Tunis (Tunisia). Senegal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBermuda 65 in 100 of its 116 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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

Senegal

45 of its 63 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Dakar accounted for 43 of Senegal's 45 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Health

South Korea

258 of its 666 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Paju accounted for 232 of South Korea's 258 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (146 stories). Outbreaks were named in 191 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu and flu.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Paju stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

181 of its 330 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tunis accounted for 98 of Tunisia's 181 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 59 of Tunis' 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories).

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

42 of its 80 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 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.

Kyrgyzstan over 30 days → its stories →
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Shelter & services

Honduras

33 of its 49 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Mexico

364 of its 854 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (137 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

856 of its 1,009 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Kabul accounted for 529 of Afghanistan's 856 stories about harm, carried by 609 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

7 of its 11 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 5 of Vorukh's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

390 of its 1,147 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tehran accounted for 281 of Iran's 390 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Thailand

162 of its 536 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 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 (128 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Bermuda (58 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Hong Kong (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Venezuela (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Honduras (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 32,202 stories about harm among 166,722 counted on 17 Sep.

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Senegal's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. In South Korea's news, mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 166,722 stories, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 17 September 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan85 in 100 of its 1,009 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal71 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria68 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda65 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents Bahamas57 in 100 of its 314 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US321 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1527 Beijing China197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Albuquerque US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Philadelphia US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 London UK85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329

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'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'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'sUganda: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'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'sMadagascar: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEthiopia: 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'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: 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'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'sComoros: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 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: 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'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: 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 angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: 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 more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: 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'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAnguilla: 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 856 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 893 stories about harm ● Venezuela about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 390 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 8,984 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice28% 8,809 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 4,770 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,642 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,856 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,083 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 889 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 675 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 killed8,739 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,407 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,835 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations323 at about half the usual rate · most about Tunisia and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions211 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ghana and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill91 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 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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