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19,949 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Sotk, rights and justice in Saidia and a disaster in Johannesburg. Armenia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 53 in 100 of its 145 stories, usually 21
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Armenia

77 of its 145 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Sotk accounted for 44 of Armenia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Sotk stories →
Rights & justice

Morocco

52 of its 109 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Saidia accounted for 31 of Morocco's 52 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Saidia stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

445 of its 1,123 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Johannesburg accounted for 270 of South Africa's 445 stories about harm, carried by 426 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Johannesburg stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

50 of its 55 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Quito accounted for 40 of Ecuador's 50 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

59 of its 168 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Typhoon was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and storm surge.

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Rights & justice

Congo

23 of its 38 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

34 of its 69 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

14 of its 27 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Rights & justice

Finland

31 of its 83 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Hong Kong (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Vietnam (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Germany (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Iran (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Kenya (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
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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 19,949 stories about harm among 109,555 counted on 1 Sep.

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Armenia stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 109,555 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 1 September 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Over August, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in August 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador91 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan81 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Haiti67 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Palestine63 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 733 Hollywood US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Chicago US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Philadelphia US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

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'sYemen: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'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: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful 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'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than 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'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFaroe Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little angrier 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 259 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,785 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,454 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,918 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence10% 1,981 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,099 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,029 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 819 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 446 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 killed4,792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations165 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees161 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Hong Kong

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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