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The day's news pointed at protests in Montevideo (Uruguay), homes and services in Tahoua and deaths in Bratislava. Niger's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 58 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 10
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Uruguay

73 of its 97 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Montevideo accounted for 66 of Uruguay's 73 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 65 of Montevideo's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories).

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Shelter & services

Niger

59 of its 75 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tahoua accounted for 43 of Niger's 59 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Tahoua stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Slovakia

49 of its 85 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bratislava accounted for 48 of Slovakia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories).

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

288 of its 417 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kathmandu accounted for 228 of Nepal's 288 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (194 stories).

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

Finland

42 of its 198 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 18 of Helsinki's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Sudan

Juba accounted for 148 of South Sudan's 202 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. 96 of Juba's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

153 of its 243 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 91 of Amhara's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

164 of its 420 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 111 of Yerevan's 148 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (126 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

87 of its 308 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 32 of Buenos Aires' 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

644 of its 786 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Czechia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Tanzania (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Haiti (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Egypt (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Nigeria (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 54,529 stories about harm among 285,532 counted on 8 Sep.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 June 2016. of the day's 285,532 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Uruguay for the third day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in the Czechia's news. In Uruguay, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 786 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Niger79 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 45 · mostly shelter & services Yemen78 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Uruguay75 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Nepal69 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2260 Aleppo Syria253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 893 Morton County US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Beijing China165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Caracas Venezuela148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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 lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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 lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 lessBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualMicronesia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualRadio Pakistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsJaures, France -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 31 outletsEdo State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 30 outletsGrand Valley, US -- health: 89 stories, carried by 90 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 148 stories, carried by 155 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsMashele, South Africa -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsNoosa, Australia -- health: 23 stories, carried by 24 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

● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Radio Pakistan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Jaures France about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Edo State Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Grand Valley US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 89 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 148 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 14,819 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 12,468 stories · about as usual Health21% 11,483 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,170 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,567 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,896 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,762 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,356 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 killed14,498 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting arrests6,671 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,762 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured3,331 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees1,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions695 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations414 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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