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26,956 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to rights and justice in Riyadh, tropical storm in Bermuda and people injured in Türkiye. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 50 in 100 of its 122 stories, usually 26
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

140 of its 280 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Riyadh accounted for 69 of Saudi Arabia's 140 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tropical storm was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bermuda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Türkiye

133 of its 303 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Sri Lanka

104 of its 228 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Romania

46 of its 121 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

437 of its 1,025 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Iran

90 of its 204 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 53 of Iran's 90 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Jordan

61 of its 122 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malta

32 of its 71 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Ukraine (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Sri Lanka (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in US (59 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 26,956 stories about harm among 98,396 counted on 8 Sep.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Saudi Arabia. of the day's 98,396 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. A year earlier, on 9 September 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 today. Saudi Arabia's news was 50% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus59 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda55 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 911 Minsk Belarus119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Portland US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Rochester US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Kenosha US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: 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 readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than 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 angrier 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'sBermuda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Bermuda few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 14,538 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 4,848 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 3,234 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,581 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,071 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 710 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 439 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 298 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 killed6,669 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 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 about as 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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