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8,878 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the earthquake in Indonesia, arrests in Hong Kong and the avalanche in Ukraine. Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 60 in 100 of its 89 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

53 of its 89 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

29 of its 55 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Avalanche was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

90 of its 239 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kaikoura accounted for 58 of New Zealand's 90 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Islamabad accounted for 116 of Pakistan's 325 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Dengue was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Gambia

6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 8 of Kafr Qaddum's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in France (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Syria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (35 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (117 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 8,878 stories about harm among 43,284 counted on 10 Sep.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about 9 times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 43,284 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 10 September 2021, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Indonesia's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Indonesia60 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Pakistan54 in 100 of its 600 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Hong Kong53 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir39 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288 Islamabad Pakistan30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Hollywood US16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Paris France14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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'sPoland: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBelize: 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'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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: 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'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● UK about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 838 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 196 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 13 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories a little warmer than the world's · 21 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,853 stories · less than usual (usually 37%) Rights & justice20% 1,745 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,605 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,119 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 601 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Food & livelihood5% 420 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 256 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 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 killed2,588 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured537 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the Gambia and Kazakhstan

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
● Griefa little more 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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