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24,591 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Eysturoy (Faroe Islands), people injured in Somalia and violence in Port-au-Prince. the Faroe Islands' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 61 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostTrinidad & Tobago 67 in 100 of its 128 stories, usually 41
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Somalia

25 of its 33 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 28 of Haiti's 54 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 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.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 377 of Afghanistan's 598 stories about harm, carried by 508 outlets. Covid was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hunger, measles and outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Lithuania

12 of its 24 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Displacement

Burkina Faso

9 of its 10 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

20 of its 37 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

India

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 27 of Lebanon's 46 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Afghanistan (88 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in China (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in US (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 24,591 stories about harm among 90,381 counted on 15 Sep.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to the Faroe Islands. of the day's 90,381 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. Faroe Islands stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Afghanistan's news. A year earlier, on 15 September 2020, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Trinidad & Tobago67 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Haiti60 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria55 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 1,082 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq54 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 986 Beijing China73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 London UK63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 394 Kabul Afghanistan46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Los Angeles US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: 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'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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 angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken 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

● Faroe Islands few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 36 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health61% 14,840 stories · much more than usual (usually 51%) Rights & justice14% 3,524 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 2,047 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence7% 1,826 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 590 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 538 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 526 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services2% 463 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 killed4,928 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,624 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured939 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees210 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting evacuations178 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill5 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● Angera little less than 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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