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16,804 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), storms in the Turks & Caicos Islands and the ebola in Uganda. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 68 in 100 of its 459 stories, usually 36
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

311 of its 459 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 171 of Iran's 311 stories about harm, carried by 285 outlets. 135 of Tehran's 171 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Uganda

52 of its 92 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Ebola was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Denmark

48 of its 117 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Copenhagen accounted for 33 of Denmark's 48 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Brazil

54 of its 187 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

149 of its 187 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories).

its stories →
Health

Malawi

22 of its 45 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Trinidad & Tobago

27 of its 74 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

44 of its 301 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: dengue in Pakistan (47 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Canada (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); tuberculosis in US (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 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 16,804 stories about harm among 83,732 counted on 21 Sep.

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The news turned to Iran for the sixth day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 83,732 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Turks & Caicos Islands' news, mentions of storms ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 21 September 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Iran's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico80 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran68 in 100 of its 459 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Palestine58 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda57 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Pakistan50 in 100 of its 642 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Moscow Russia107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587 Boston US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Leicester UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSouth Africa: 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'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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 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'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 twice 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'sTurks & Caicos Islands: 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

● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 311 stories about harm ● Uganda about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 519 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 294 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 6,335 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,624 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,078 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 1,783 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,257 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 707 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 522 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 263 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 killed3,667 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured707 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations65 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 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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