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56,523 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Zagreb, protests in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and drownings in Nauru. Croatia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 54 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 12
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Conflict & violence

Croatia

80 of its 147 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Zagreb accounted for 68 of Croatia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

178 of its 226 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 85 of Addis Ababa's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (94 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Displacement

Nauru

67 of its 84 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Poland

207 of its 534 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Iraq

2,179 of its 2,961 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (305 stories). Accidents were named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

103 of its 295 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 36 of Coata's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

198 of its 736 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 44 of Sao Paulo's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (37 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

102 of its 181 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lilongwe accounted for 75 of Malawi's 102 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 71 of Lilongwe's 75 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

164 of its 190 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Nuer accounted for 118 of South Sudan's 164 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

372 of its 973 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Armenia (41 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (105 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (253 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Norway (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 56,523 stories about harm among 282,012 counted on 18 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 14 September 2016. Croatia stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual in Armenia's news. of the day's 282,012 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan86 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi86 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 2,037 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Nauru80 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 55 · mostly displacement Ethiopia79 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria588 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1373 Northern Ireland UK263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Washington US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1223 Philadelphia US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Morton County US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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 lessPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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 lessHonduras: 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 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: 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 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualWilliamsburg, US -- food & livelihood: 290 stories, carried by 360 outletsCasanare, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsNampa, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 10 outletsChiang Mai, Thailand -- other: 32 stories, carried by 71 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 92 stories, carried by 89 outletsFairlea, Australia -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 127 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- health: 19 stories, carried by 14 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Oman warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hungary warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kuwait warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Williamsburg US about three times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 290 stories ● Casanare Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Nampa US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Chiang Mai Thailand about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 32 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 92 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,612 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence23% 12,527 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health19% 10,680 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,306 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,688 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,937 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,778 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,751 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 killed16,730 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,533 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations710 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill39 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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