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22,907 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Helicopter crash in Kashmir, volcanic eruption in Spain and abductions in Germany drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 70 in 100 of its 81 stories, usually 49
RegionSoutheast Asia 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
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

Kashmir

85 of its 158 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jammu accounted for 63 of Kashmir's 85 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

201 of its 555 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 107 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Germany

172 of its 571 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Burundi

13 of its 13 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bujumbura accounted for 11 of Burundi's 13 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 227 of Afghanistan's 445 stories about harm, carried by 385 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Covid was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

57 of its 81 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kigali accounted for 35 of Rwanda's 57 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Russia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Poisoning was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Cuba

64 of its 111 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Havana accounted for 47 of Cuba's 64 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Russia (54 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Afghanistan (68 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 5 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 21 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 22,907 stories about harm among 85,158 counted on 21 Sep.

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27 in every 100 of the day's 85,158 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. On 21 September 2020, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 27 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda70 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba58 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Vietnam57 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Ethiopia57 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 791 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Melbourne Australia138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1097 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Kabul Afghanistan28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Boston US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: 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'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as fearful as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier 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'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than 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

● New Zealand about twice as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 237 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Rwanda about twice as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 445 stories about harm ● Lesotho few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 13,988 stories · much more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice14% 3,101 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,045 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence6% 1,440 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 652 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 552 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 467 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 464 stories · less than usual (usually 5%)

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 killed4,357 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,600 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,568 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured914 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations176 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting people displaced93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions90 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about the usual rate

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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