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29,427 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Storms in Greece, protests in Bogota (Colombia) and violence in Kabul drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 48 in 100 of its 345 stories, usually 31
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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Displacement

Greece

164 of its 345 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Lesbos accounted for 101 of Greece's 164 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Storms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Lesbos stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

60 of its 107 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bogota accounted for 46 of Colombia's 60 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 36 of Bogota's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Guyana

3 of Berbice's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 56 of Belarus' 81 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 44 of Minsk'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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Conflict & violence

Congo

22 of its 27 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

36 of its 60 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Laos

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Rights & justice

South Africa

444 of its 1,043 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Liberia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in UK (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in India (13 of its stories, about three 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 10 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 29,427 stories about harm among 108,002 counted on 10 Sep.

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Liberia's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 27 in every 100 of the day's 108,002 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. For the second day running, the news turned to Greece. On 11 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 27 today. Greece's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon61 in 100 of its 399 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar60 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Mali59 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1668 London UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 406 Portland US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Johannesburg South Africa52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Chicago US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203

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'sVenezuela: 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 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: 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 angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful 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'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 fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Colombia about three times as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Lebanon about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 16,455 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 4,863 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 3,236 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,894 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,076 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 715 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 504 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 437 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 killed7,499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,204 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations384 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting abductions186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 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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