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21,831 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Cairo (Egypt), people injured in Pakistan and refugees in Iran. Pakistan's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreenland 78 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 31
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

123 of its 301 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Cairo accounted for 84 of Egypt's 123 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 57 of Cairo's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Pakistan

498 of its 1,028 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Wildfires were 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.

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

Indonesia

218 of its 423 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 41 of Jakarta's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

92 of its 346 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 30 of Stockholm's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

36 of its 66 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Algiers accounted for 34 of Algeria's 36 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 28 of Algiers' 34 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

Tripoli accounted for 26 of Libya's 44 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 24 of Yemen's 53 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Bermuda (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Antarctica (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Puerto Rico (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Sri Lanka (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 21,831 stories about harm among 130,947 counted on 25 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 7 November 2018. 17 in every 100 of the day's 130,947 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. For the second day running, the news turned to Egypt. Bermuda's news mentioned the cyclone about 5 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico82 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Greenland78 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Bermuda64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya64 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen62 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 627 New York US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Cairo Egypt57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Beijing China56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Jakarta Indonesia41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75

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: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: 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'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMalta: 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'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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'sEthiopia: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like 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 angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little warmer than the world'sWestern Sahara: 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 137 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 6,283 stories · about as usual Health28% 5,912 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents17% 3,696 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence12% 2,465 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,102 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,005 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 466 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 456 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 killed5,050 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,525 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,371 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,190 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill127 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations94 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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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