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20,705 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Stepanakert, illness in Stockholm and landslides in Mexico. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 58 in 100 of its 193 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

112 of its 193 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Stepanakert accounted for 79 of Azerbaijan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Stepanakert stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

135 of its 288 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge and drownings.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

75 of its 119 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jammu accounted for 34 of Kashmir's 75 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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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Health

Egypt

76 of its 195 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

95 of its 163 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

43 of its 66 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Storm surge was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

110 of its 159 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Iceland

11 of its 23 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Sri Lanka (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storm surge in Cuba (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in US (241 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 29 the day before
31 in 10025 in 1005 Sep12 Sep19 Sep26 Sep5 Oct5 Sep: 29 in 1006 Sep: 31 in 1007 Sep: 29 in 1008 Sep: 27 in 1009 Sep: 27 in 10010 Sep: 27 in 10011 Sep: 28 in 10012 Sep: 30 in 10013 Sep: 30 in 10014 Sep: 27 in 10015 Sep: 27 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 26 in 10018 Sep: 26 in 10019 Sep: 29 in 10020 Sep: 28 in 10021 Sep: 26 in 10022 Sep: 26 in 10023 Sep: 26 in 10024 Sep: 26 in 10025 Sep: 26 in 10026 Sep: 28 in 10027 Sep: 27 in 10028 Sep: 25 in 10029 Sep: 25 in 10030 Sep: 26 in 1001 Oct: 26 in 1002 Oct: 28 in 1003 Oct: 29 in 1005 Oct: 27 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Oct. 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 20,705 stories about harm among 77,442 counted on 5 Oct.

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Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Sri Lanka's news. of the day's 77,442 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 6 October 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 27 today. Azerbaijan's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen76 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba65 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir63 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1964 Hathras India75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Delhi India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247 Minsk Belarus31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'sSomalia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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'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 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 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: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than 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'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about three times as angry as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as angry as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 48 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 12,667 stories · much more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice15% 3,052 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,817 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence7% 1,374 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 787 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 388 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 220 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 215 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 killed5,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,257 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured983 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.