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13,233 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Minsk (Belarus), the cyclone in Greece and people displaced in Syria. Belarus' coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelarus 86 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 54
RegionCentral Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Protests & strikes

Belarus

108 of its 126 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Minsk accounted for 97 of Belarus' 108 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. 96 of Minsk's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

61 of its 124 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with flooding. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

51 of its 71 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Belgium

20 of its 56 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 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.

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

Bahrain

26 of its 82 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 5 of Manama's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 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.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

81 of its 189 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bangkok accounted for 62 of Thailand's 81 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 57 of Bangkok's 62 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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Protests & strikes

Israel

73 of its 174 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 43 of Israel's 73 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 22 of Jerusalem's 43 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

20 of Madrid's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected 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.

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Health

Madagascar

12 of its 12 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Ebola was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria and outbreaks.

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Health

Sweden

32 of its 70 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Madagascar (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Canada (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in US (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 13,233 stories about harm among 47,630 counted on 20 Sep.

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Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Madagascar's news. of the day's 47,630 news stories, 28 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Belarus for the third day running. On 21 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 28 today. In Belarus, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Greece, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Belarus86 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Syria72 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq60 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir55 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 639 Minsk Belarus96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Bangkok Thailand57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 London UK57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Delhi India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263

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'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: 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 twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Belarus about twice as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● South Africa about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 135 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 6,886 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,307 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,744 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 976 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 669 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 242 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 170 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 120 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 killed4,234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected946 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced74 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 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
● Griefa little more 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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