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31,392 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at road crashes in Afghanistan, protests in Aleppo (Syria) and tropical storm in Jersey. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 64 in 100 of its 185 stories, usually 21
RegionSouth Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

454 of its 546 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 373 of Afghanistan's 454 stories about harm, carried by 381 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (361 stories). Road crashes were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

1,103 of its 1,294 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 746 of Syria's 1,103 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. 461 of Aleppo's 746 stories were about protests or strikes. Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Conflict & violence

Jersey

56 of its 126 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Tropical storm was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Jersey over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Malaysia

259 of its 682 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Dengue was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and chikungunya.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Hungary

119 of its 185 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Budapest accounted for 107 of Hungary's 119 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 106 of Budapest's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Gabon

82 of its 96 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Libreville accounted for 77 of Gabon's 82 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 43 of Libreville's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Germany

510 of its 1,348 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 186 of Berlin's 331 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (368 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

818 of its 1,656 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (318 stories). Tsunami was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

80 of its 101 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Peten accounted for 79 of Guatemala's 80 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 79 of Peten's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

42 of its 44 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Madagascar (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Japan (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Nepal (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (123 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 31,392 stories about harm among 132,165 counted on 4 Sep.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 132,165 stories, above the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to Gabon, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali88 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan86 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Gabon85 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Syria85 in 100 of its 1,294 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 546 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria461 stories about protests or strikes, of its 746 Morton County US318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Beijing China244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Dhaka Bangladesh217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Berlin Germany186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 331

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBhutan: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 204 stories, carried by 203 outletsCartagena, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsBermagui, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 11 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 107 stories, carried by 123 outletsWisconsin, US -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsBonn, Germany -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 38 stories, carried by 13 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 22 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Juba South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 204 stories ● Cartagena Colombia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Bermagui Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories ● Budapest Hungary about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 107 stories ● Wisconsin US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 8,459 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 7,115 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 5,982 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health15% 4,655 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,518 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,223 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,124 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 878 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 killed9,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,520 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people injured4,252 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests3,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees891 at about twice the usual rate · most about Germany and the US Stories reporting abductions609 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations235 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel

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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