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20,904 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Cairo (Egypt), road crashes in Angola and people killed in Bhutan. Egypt's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEgypt 46 in 100 of its 346 stories, usually 30
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

159 of its 346 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Cairo accounted for 110 of Egypt's 159 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 90 of Cairo's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Conflict & violence

Angola

59 of its 230 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Road crashes were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Angola over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bhutan

36 of its 86 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Indonesia

187 of its 355 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 34 of Jakarta's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (74 stories). Tsunami was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

14 of its 22 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

30 of its 129 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Idlib accounted for 60 of Syria's 106 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

Harare accounted for 101 of Zimbabwe's 167 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 67 of Afghanistan's 94 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Iran (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (53 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Jamaica (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Zimbabwe (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 20,904 stories about harm among 123,146 counted on 27 Sep.

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Of the day's 123,146 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Angola's news mentioned road crashes about three times as often as usual. Egypt's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. A year earlier, on 27 September 2018, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya69 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico66 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria65 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda62 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 40 · mostly displacement Sudan56 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 701 Cairo Egypt90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Beijing China65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Passaic US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Chicago US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'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'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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: 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'sCrimea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: 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 angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCape Verde: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 warm as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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'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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 425 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 30 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,073 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health27% 5,541 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,191 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence13% 2,619 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,088 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 843 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 559 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 504 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 killed5,057 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured998 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees436 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Rwanda Stories reporting abductions153 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations127 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill85 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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