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18,167 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The tsunami in Greenland, people killed in Peru and people injured in Kashmir drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreenland 78 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 34
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

51 of its 65 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dickson Fjord accounted for 28 of Greenland's 51 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Tsunami was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides, earthquake and avalanche.

Greenland over 30 days → its stories → Dickson Fjord stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

34 of its 74 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

62 of its 149 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Nigeria

452 of its 1,376 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

127 of its 272 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Hanoi accounted for 54 of Vietnam's 127 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

91 of its 327 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 63 of Malaysia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

17 of its 41 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 4 of Minsk's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bulgaria

15 of its 45 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

18 of its 66 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in South Africa (60 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Austria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Thailand (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Australia (16 of its stories, about 8 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 13 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 18,167 stories about harm among 102,351 counted on 13 Sep.

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Greenland stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 102,351 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Greenland's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 5 times their usual. On 14 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greenland78 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine71 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo70 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 83 · mostly health Israel62 in 100 of its 688 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 585 Kolkata India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Seattle US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Springfield US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

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'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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: 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 fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sComoros: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 about twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 428 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,234 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,791 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,993 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,983 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 835 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 813 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 688 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 412 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 killed4,072 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,991 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured950 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions278 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced234 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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