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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 storiesIsle 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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 lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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 lessPakistan: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: 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 lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: near the world's share or lessNew 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 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 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 storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBelize: 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 lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: 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 lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: 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 lessCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesZimbabwe: 37 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Yemen: 76 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cayman Islands: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Uganda: 45 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sweden: 48 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Korea: 36 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Somalia: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Saudi Arabia: 40 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Rwanda: 46 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Philippines: 42 in 100 of its 507 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nepal: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mozambique: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mexico: 47 in 100 of its 288 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mali: 59 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Lebanon: 50 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kyrgyzstan: 41 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Jamaica: 44 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Israel: 44 in 100 of its 390 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iraq: 54 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iran: 51 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Guinea: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Georgia: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Egypt: 39 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cuba: 65 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Cambodia: 48 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Myanmar: 63 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Belarus: 47 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 55 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Azerbaijan: 58 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Armenia: 58 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 69 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Kashmir: 63 in 100 of its 119 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

● Afghanistan 69 in 100 of its 159 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 63 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 76 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Azerbaijan 58 in 100 of its 193 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Armenia 58 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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