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21,461 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Bogota (Colombia), violence in Jerusalem and wildfires in Spain drew the news. Colombia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 53 in 100 of its 236 stories, usually 31
RegionEurope 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Colombia

28 of its 52 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 5 of Bogota's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

302 of its 536 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 120 of Israel's 302 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

103 of its 393 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.

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

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 420 of Afghanistan's 627 stories about harm, carried by 518 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Drought was named in 71 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with covid, hunger and measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

125 of its 236 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

7 of its 8 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Guapinol's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Peru

27 of its 54 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Malaysia

167 of its 344 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 93 of Malaysia's 167 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

44 of its 82 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in North Korea (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Denmark (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Italy (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (71 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in China (41 of its stories, more than ten 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 13 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 21,461 stories about harm among 77,481 counted on 13 Sep.

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In North Korea's news, mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 77,481 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 September 2020, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today. In Colombia, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 39% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia57 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Israel56 in 100 of its 536 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 1,140 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Vietnam54 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Colombia54 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 39 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 916 Kabul Afghanistan82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 Toronto Canada63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 London UK59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 Texas US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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'sEgypt: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: 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 angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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

● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 302 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Jamaica about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 627 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 12,174 stories · much more than usual (usually 50%) Rights & justice14% 2,901 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,311 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,987 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 597 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 521 stories · less than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services2% 380 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 373 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 killed4,446 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,561 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured912 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations265 at about half the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting refugees177 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and St Vincent

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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