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52,015 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Bishoftu (Ethiopia), a disaster in les Cayes and violence in Rabat. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 92 in 100 of its 1,218 stories, usually 45
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

574 of its 667 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Bishoftu accounted for 327 of Ethiopia's 574 stories about harm, carried by 320 outlets. 314 of Bishoftu's 327 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Bishoftu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

1,122 of its 1,218 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. les Cayes accounted for 670 of Haiti's 1,122 stories about harm, carried by 626 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (553 stories). Cyclone was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Les Cayes stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

204 of its 297 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Rabat accounted for 177 of Morocco's 204 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (132 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Health

Japan

921 of its 3,382 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Malaria was named in 300 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Poland

285 of its 615 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 229 of Warsaw's 231 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

238 of its 328 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Sirte accounted for 172 of Libya's 238 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,144 of Syria's 1,650 stories about harm, carried by 771 outlets. 603 of Aleppo's 1,144 stories were about protests or strikes. Meningitis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

188 of its 359 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (17 stories). Storm surge was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

118 of its 257 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Storm surge was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

1,477 of its 2,142 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Sweden (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Grenada (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Bahamas (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Brazil (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Portugal (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 Oct. 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 52,015 stories about harm among 249,884 counted on 3 Oct.

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In Sweden's news, mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 249,884 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti92 in 100 of its 1,218 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger91 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia86 in 100 of its 667 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 2,097 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria603 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1144 Los Angeles US365 stories about protests or strikes, of its 584 Bishoftu Ethiopia314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Moscow Russia311 stories about protests or strikes, of its 685 Bogota Colombia241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 676

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 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 lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 lessUkraine: 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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 lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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 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 readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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 lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about three times its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about twice its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualStockholm, Sweden -- health: 117 stories, carried by 104 outletsKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 28 outletsOslo, Norway -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 12 outletsEl Mundo, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 55 outletsTokyo, Japan -- health: 585 stories, carried by 560 outletsMedellin, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsYaounde, Cameroon -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsMarion County, US -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 27 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

● Sweden warmth about three times usual ● Japan warmth about twice usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● United Arab Emirates warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Stockholm Sweden about 4 times as warm as the day's news · health · 117 stories ● Kidal Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Oslo Norway about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● El Mundo Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Tokyo Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 585 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 13,405 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 12,381 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health21% 10,786 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 7,632 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,900 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,775 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,364 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 923 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 killed16,705 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,461 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,534 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced1,133 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting evacuations971 at about twice the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US Stories reporting abductions771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about half 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 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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