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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Islamabad, arrests in China and violence in Tigray. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 63 in 100 of its 837 stories, usually 45
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

526 of its 837 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Islamabad accounted for 157 of Pakistan's 526 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Hunger was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks, drought and cholera.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Health

China

684 of its 1,967 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (74 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Zambia

26 of its 65 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Gibraltar

16 of its 28 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Portugal

33 of its 118 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

54 of its 173 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

62 of its 107 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Baghdad accounted for 46 of Iraq's 62 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

104 of its 363 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Zambia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Japan (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); natural hazards in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Ireland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
24 in 10020 in 1003 Aug10 Aug17 Aug24 Aug1 Sep3 Aug: 20 in 1004 Aug: 21 in 1005 Aug: 22 in 1006 Aug: 23 in 1007 Aug: 24 in 1008 Aug: 22 in 1009 Aug: 21 in 10010 Aug: 21 in 10011 Aug: 21 in 10012 Aug: 22 in 10013 Aug: 23 in 10014 Aug: 23 in 10015 Aug: 22 in 10016 Aug: 21 in 10017 Aug: 21 in 10018 Aug: 21 in 10019 Aug: 22 in 10020 Aug: 23 in 10021 Aug: 23 in 10022 Aug: 22 in 10023 Aug: 21 in 10024 Aug: 20 in 10025 Aug: 21 in 10026 Aug: 20 in 10027 Aug: 21 in 10028 Aug: 21 in 10029 Aug: 20 in 10030 Aug: 21 in 10031 Aug: 21 in 1001 Sep: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 17,166 stories about harm among 83,168 counted on 1 Sep.

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It was the ninth day running that the news turned to Pakistan. of the day's 83,168 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 1 September 2021, a year earlier, the share was 30 in every 100, against 21 today. Pakistan's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. Over August, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 27 in August 2021.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan63 in 100 of its 837 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq58 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda48 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 589 Xinjiang China63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Delhi India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Moscow Russia40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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 storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle 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 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 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: 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 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 lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: no storiesNew 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 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 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 lessCuba: 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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: no storiesBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesMayotte: no storiesZambia: 40 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 63 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 32 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 27 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 38 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 40 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Saudi Arabia: 31 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 48 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 565 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 63 in 100 of its 837 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 974 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Niger: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mozambique: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 71 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malaysia: 29 in 100 of its 363 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 34 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 360 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 58 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Indonesia: 35 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hungary: 33 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 48 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)El Salvador: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 30 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Greenland: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 35 in 100 of its 1,967 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 64 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Burkina Faso: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bahamas: 32 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 66 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 35 in 100 of its 1,967 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Gibraltar: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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

● Pakistan 63 in 100 of its 837 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 66 in 100 of its 191 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 58 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 54 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 48 in 100 of its 92 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 47 in 100 of its 92 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 6,862 stories · more than usual (usually 37%) Rights & justice20% 3,454 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,553 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,502 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood7% 1,108 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 602 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 588 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 279 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 killed3,425 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured750 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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