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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

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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 67 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)U.S. Virgin Islands: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Uganda: 39 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Türkiye: 44 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sri Lanka: 46 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Korea: 38 in 100 of its 388 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Africa: 43 in 100 of its 1,025 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Somalia: 72 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Saudi Arabia: 50 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Russia: 40 in 100 of its 934 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Romania: 38 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Philippines: 46 in 100 of its 725 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 762 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Niger: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nepal: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mozambique: 74 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mongolia: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Malta: 45 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Libya: 49 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Lebanon: 50 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Jordan: 50 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iraq: 42 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Indonesia: 50 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Greece: 39 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ethiopia: 47 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Colombia: 41 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)China: 35 in 100 of its 2,879 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Hong Kong: 38 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cameroon: 44 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Myanmar: 49 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Belize: 54 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Belarus: 59 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 51 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bahamas: 39 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Algeria: 59 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 64 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)China: 35 in 100 of its 2,879 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bermuda: 50 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 27 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Sudan 71 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Belarus 59 in 100 of its 288 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 64 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 113 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 51 in 100 of its 252 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Saudi Arabia 50 in 100 of its 280 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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