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20,745 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tunis, rights and justice in Riyadh and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 81 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 44
RegionSoutheast Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

46 of its 57 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tunis accounted for 30 of Tunisia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

181 of its 354 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Riyadh accounted for 91 of Saudi Arabia's 181 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 147 of Belarus' 164 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 134 of Minsk's 147 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Health

South Korea

150 of its 326 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Tropical storm was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain and cyclone.

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

Bermuda

18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tropical storm was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

137 of its 226 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sudan

55 of its 76 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Natural hazards were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

62 of its 170 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories).

its stories →
Health

Iran

74 of its 152 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

35 of its 54 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Chile (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Sudan (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Japan (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 20,745 stories about harm among 72,210 counted on 7 Sep.

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The news turned to Tunisia for the second day running. 29 in every 100 of the day's 72,210 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Bermuda's news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 8 September 2019, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 29 today. Tunisia's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 44%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia81 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria66 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea65 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia65 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Minsk Belarus134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 513 London UK84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Rochester US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Portland US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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'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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'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 readJordan: 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'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 readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: 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'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Tunisia few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 311 stories about harm ● Belarus about twice as angry as the world's · 164 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 10,900 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,752 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,617 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,332 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 812 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 516 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 355 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 253 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 killed5,544 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,761 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations352 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees146 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the UK Stories reporting abductions122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 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 harsher 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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