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21,415 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the tsunami in Indonesia, protests in Chichiri (Malawi) and people killed in Chad. Chad's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMalawi 44 in 100 of its 114 stories, usually 25
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

242 of its 442 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories). Tsunami was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

23 of its 57 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Finland

23 of its 107 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Botswana

30 of its 107 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 5 of Kasane's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with road crashes.

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Protests & strikes

Angola

19 of its 58 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 8 of Huambo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

144 of its 637 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

8 of Stockholm's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

Harare accounted for 72 of Zimbabwe's 128 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

Cairo accounted for 56 of Egypt's 87 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 43 of Cairo's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Botswana (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Jamaica (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); measles in Philippines (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 17 the day before
27 in 10016 in 10028 Aug4 Sep11 Sep18 Sep26 Sep28 Aug: 20 in 10029 Aug: 20 in 10030 Aug: 21 in 10031 Aug: 24 in 1001 Sep: 27 in 1002 Sep: 25 in 1003 Sep: 24 in 1004 Sep: 23 in 1005 Sep: 22 in 1006 Sep: 22 in 1007 Sep: 24 in 1008 Sep: 24 in 1009 Sep: 21 in 10010 Sep: 20 in 10011 Sep: 21 in 10012 Sep: 20 in 10013 Sep: 20 in 10014 Sep: 23 in 10015 Sep: 22 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 19 in 10018 Sep: 20 in 10019 Sep: 21 in 10020 Sep: 21 in 10021 Sep: 22 in 10022 Sep: 20 in 10023 Sep: 18 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 17 in 10026 Sep: 16 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 21,415 stories about harm among 130,740 counted on 26 Sep.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 7 November 2018. of the day's 130,740 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Indonesia's news mentioned the tsunami about 10 times as often as usual. On 26 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico66 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria64 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Libya60 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia55 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 39 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 598 Cairo Egypt43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 New York US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Sydney Australia38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Beijing China38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

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: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBangladesh: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful 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 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'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 twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 424 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 59 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 6,025 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice28% 5,873 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,450 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence12% 2,562 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,121 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 920 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 502 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 460 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 killed5,177 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,360 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,017 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees293 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations126 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill120 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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