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The day's news pointed at protests in Bangkok (Thailand), violence in Bangui and a disaster in les Cayes. the Central African Republic's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 72 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 40 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

435 of its 878 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Bangkok accounted for 343 of Thailand's 435 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. 274 of Bangkok's 343 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

101 of its 105 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bangui accounted for 81 of the Central African Republic's 101 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Central African Republic over 30 days → its stories → Bangui stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

1,730 of its 1,989 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. les Cayes accounted for 929 of Haiti's 1,730 stories about harm, carried by 748 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Zambia

115 of its 248 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 61 of Lusaka's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

64 of its 98 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tunis accounted for 60 of Tunisia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

152 of its 425 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

1,030 of its 2,010 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 286 of Ashdod's 404 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (373 stories). Plane crash was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,385 of Syria's 1,991 stories about harm, carried by 808 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (148 stories). Ebola was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

303 of its 666 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 181 of Warsaw's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in South Korea (223 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Finland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Myanmar (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 63,623 stories about harm among 285,167 counted on 6 Oct.

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Evacuations were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Haiti. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 285,167 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Thailand. In Thailand, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic96 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti87 in 100 of its 1,989 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria76 in 100 of its 2,606 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir74 in 100 of its 394 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia72 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 18 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria503 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1385 Ashdod Israel286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Bangkok Thailand274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 343 Washington US211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1676 Albuquerque US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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 lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 lessQatar: 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 readOman: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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 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: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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 lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 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 lessAustria: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSeychelles: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 70 stories, carried by 76 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 45 stories, carried by 44 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 135 stories, carried by 176 outletsBojaya, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsRadio Pakistan, Pakistan -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKashmir, Kashmir -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsNampa, US -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 11 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

● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Portugal warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Botswana warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sokoto Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Oslo Norway about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 70 stories ● Juba South Sudan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 45 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 135 stories ● Bojaya Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 15,871 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 14,293 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence19% 12,066 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Health18% 11,407 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,985 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,931 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,943 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,087 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 killed20,389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations4,007 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti Stories reporting people injured3,672 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced416 at about half the usual rate · most about Haiti and Colombia Stories reporting people falling ill21 at less than a quarter 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 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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