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35,228 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Harare (Zimbabwe), a disaster in Monrovia and illness in Seoul. Liberia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLiberia 71 in 100 of its 221 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

295 of its 621 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Harare accounted for 205 of Zimbabwe's 295 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. 122 of Harare's 205 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Disasters & accidents

Liberia

157 of its 221 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Monrovia accounted for 146 of Liberia's 157 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

41 of its 75 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

DR Congo

36 of its 39 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. 3 of Lusenda's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Dengue was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful 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

Nicaragua

18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 14 of Managua's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

97 of its 150 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Storm surge was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

61 of its 94 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Algiers accounted for 52 of Algeria's 61 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. 51 of Algiers' 52 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

529 of its 1,461 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (233 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

115 of its 335 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (268 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Burkina Faso (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Bermuda (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Spain (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in DR Congo (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 35,228 stories about harm among 175,112 counted on 18 Sep.

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In Mexico's news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 175,112 stories, below the usual 22. Zimbabwe's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. On 18 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria75 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 528 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia71 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen67 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria65 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US309 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1652 Metropolitan Museum of Art US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Harare Zimbabwe122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Beijing China117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 483 Los Angeles US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'sGermany: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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'sMyanmar: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 1,050 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 388 stories about harm ● Liberia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 529 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Rwanda 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 →

Rights & justice30% 10,230 stories · about as usual Health25% 8,632 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence16% 5,449 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,440 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,907 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,269 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,027 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 712 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 killed9,328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,212 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,681 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions341 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees317 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations174 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill122 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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