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22,032 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Cairo (Egypt), a disaster in Algiers and illness in Harare drew the news. Algeria's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 78 in 100 of its 77 stories, usually 42
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

138 of its 300 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Cairo accounted for 99 of Egypt's 138 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 59 of Cairo's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Algeria

60 of its 77 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Algiers accounted for 47 of Algeria's 60 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

Harare accounted for 102 of Zimbabwe's 135 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and drought.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 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.

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

Pakistan

575 of its 1,214 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

142 of its 449 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Nairobi accounted for 87 of Kenya's 142 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

37 of its 84 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 17 of Port-au-Prince's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 58 of Afghanistan's 160 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

Abaco accounted for 49 of the Bahamas' 119 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

31 of its 97 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Cyclone was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Oman (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Puerto Rico (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Cuba (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Sri Lanka (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (146 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 22,032 stories about harm among 125,149 counted on 24 Sep.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 10 January 2019. Oman's news mentioned the cyclone more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 125,149 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Egypt, 46% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico86 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Algeria78 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen69 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan57 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 673 New York US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Wamena Indonesia68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Cairo Egypt59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Beijing China50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

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: 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 readUnited 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readAlbania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: 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 a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: 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'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three 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'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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 575 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 6,279 stories · about as usual Health26% 5,608 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents19% 4,025 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence13% 2,697 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,304 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 751 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 460 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 397 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 killed5,226 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests2,577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,191 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees232 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations122 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill98 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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