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17,563 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to landslides in Guatemala, abductions in Italy and protests in Jerusalem (Israel). Italy's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCuba 61 in 100 of its 106 stories, usually 28
RegionEurope 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

Guatemala

23 of its 30 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Guatemala City accounted for 14 of Guatemala's 23 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Health

Italy

208 of its 847 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 104 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 52 of Israel's 88 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 28 of Jerusalem's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Ireland

273 of its 1,171 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Jamaica

33 of its 117 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Dengue was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

Derna accounted for 106 of Libya's 125 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Tsunami was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

294 of its 914 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Portugal

11 of Caparica's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with covid.

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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 28 of Afghanistan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 15 of Kabul's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (35 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dengue in Jamaica (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Libya (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 17,563 stories about harm among 98,584 counted on 25 Sep.

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Guatemala stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 98,584 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Guatemala's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. On 25 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya80 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan68 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba61 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia60 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hollywood US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 London UK60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352 Banjska 52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: 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'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 311 stories about harm ● Cuba about twice as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Italy about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 208 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 294 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 5,671 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice23% 3,893 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,734 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 1,986 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 970 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 900 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 621 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 450 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 killed4,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions213 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Azerbaijan Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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