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26,584 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Minsk (Belarus), arrests in Yemen and violence in Rajouri drew the news. Belarus' coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGreece 61 in 100 of its 302 stories, usually 36
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 62 of Belarus' 110 stories about harm, carried by 250 outlets. 53 of Minsk's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Yemen

49 of its 63 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

183 of its 302 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Cyclone was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, power cuts and heavy rain.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Burundi

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

35 of its 66 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

63 of its 224 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Health

Israel

221 of its 532 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 142 of Israel's 221 stories about harm, carried by 314 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Vietnam

Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storm surge in Mexico (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in India (21 of its stories, about three times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 26,584 stories about harm among 100,467 counted on 18 Sep.

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In Greece's news, mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual. On 19 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 26 today. 26 in every 100 of the day's 100,467 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 28.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen78 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Syria66 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Greece61 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan60 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir59 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1312 London UK63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516 Portland US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Minsk Belarus53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Jerusalem Israel47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'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: too little coverage to readFrench 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than 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'sBahamas: 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Belarus about twice as angry as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 92 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 14,954 stories · more than usual (usually 54%) Rights & justice18% 4,660 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 3,123 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,410 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 956 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 566 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 350 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 327 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 killed6,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,978 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,812 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured917 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations198 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam Stories reporting refugees159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill49 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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