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13,825 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Landslides in Venezuela, violence in Kyiv and illness in Port-au-Prince drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 79 in 100 of its 101 stories, usually 35
RegionEurope 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

80 of its 101 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Caracas accounted for 49 of Venezuela's 80 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Landslides were named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

778 of its 1,365 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kyiv accounted for 574 of Ukraine's 778 stories about harm, carried by 775 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (348 stories). Power cuts were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Health

Haiti

48 of its 68 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 36 of Haiti's 48 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

248 of its 355 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Tehran accounted for 132 of Iran's 248 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. 115 of Tehran's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

42 of its 50 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Bluefields accounted for 30 of Nicaragua's 42 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Landslides were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

11 of its 28 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 3 of Manama's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Ireland

224 of its 871 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Tsunami was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

34 of its 48 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jenin accounted for 23 of Palestine's 34 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

37 of its 75 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

423 of its 1,239 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Nicaragua (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Somalia (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Palestine (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 10 Oct. 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 13,825 stories about harm among 67,720 counted on 10 Oct.

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Venezuela's news was 79% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. of the day's 67,720 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Haiti's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. On 10 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua84 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela79 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti71 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Iran70 in 100 of its 355 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Washington US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Kyiv Ukraine43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Moscow Russia37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMalawi: 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'sLesotho: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 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 readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'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'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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: 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 readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 778 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Thailand about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 104 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 4,582 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,847 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,281 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,660 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 923 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 703 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 455 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 191 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 killed3,690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,046 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nicaragua and the US Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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