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21,130 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Mogadishu, protests in Lagos (Nigeria) and landslides in Vietnam. Nigeria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 49 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Somalia

40 of its 55 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Mogadishu accounted for 25 of Somalia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

75 of its 172 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (40 stories). Landslides were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain and tropical storm.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

124 of its 220 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Poland

66 of its 136 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

119 of its 168 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Czechia

34 of its 72 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Prague accounted for 23 of the Czechia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

20 of its 36 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

62 of its 128 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in North Korea (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Sri Lanka (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Finland (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Lebanon (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 27 the day before
30 in 10025 in 10012 Sep19 Sep26 Sep3 Oct14 Oct12 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 1006 Oct: 27 in 1007 Oct: 26 in 1009 Oct: 28 in 10010 Oct: 28 in 10011 Oct: 29 in 10012 Oct: 27 in 10014 Oct: 26 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 21,130 stories about harm among 82,438 counted on 14 Oct.

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Mentions of landslides ran about 10 times their usual in Vietnam's news. On 15 October 2019, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 26 today. Somalia stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%. 26 in every 100 of the day's 82,438 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia73 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh56 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Iraq50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Poland49 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1026 Lagos Nigeria74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Abuja Nigeria42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Portland US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'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'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsle of Man: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about three times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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

● Azerbaijan about three times as angry as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as angry as the world's · 450 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 12,317 stories · more than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice18% 3,849 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,815 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,355 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 720 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 414 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 278 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 169 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 killed5,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations106 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Poland Stories reporting people displaced88 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting refugees85 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill62 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 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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