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57,328 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Kabul, protests in Bangui (Central African Republic) and evacuations in Italy. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGambia 52 in 100 of its 562 stories, usually 16
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

733 of its 905 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 402 of Afghanistan's 733 stories about harm, carried by 338 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (286 stories). Avalanche was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Central African Republic

33 of its 37 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Bangui accounted for 30 of the Central African Republic's 33 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 15 of Bangui's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Italy

950 of its 2,203 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Tsunami was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Jordan

106 of its 338 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Hurricane was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Venezuela

414 of its 764 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Caracas accounted for 311 of Venezuela's 414 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. 294 of Caracas' 311 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (201 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

320 of its 763 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 216 of Iran's 320 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

583 of its 994 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 178 of Diyarbakir's 248 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (228 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

409 of its 779 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (188 stories). Heavy rain was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

42 of its 62 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

74 of its 247 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 31 of Baku's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Ethiopia (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Mexico (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Colombia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 57,328 stories about harm among 290,088 counted on 26 Oct.

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Mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual in Jordan's news. In Afghanistan, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 66% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 290,088 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti81 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 80 · mostly health Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 905 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 1,925 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan73 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Morton County US385 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Aleppo Syria343 stories about protests or strikes, of its 768 Caracas Venezuela294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Washington US286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1508 Boston US270 stories about protests or strikes, of its 620

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 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 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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 lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLibya: 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: 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 lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: 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 readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTirunelveli, India -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsHarrisonburg, US -- shelter & services: 70 stories, carried by 105 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- displacement: 30 stories, carried by 28 outletsWest Virginia, US -- rights & justice: 103 stories, carried by 94 outletsScone, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsBrighton, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 27 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 21 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

● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tirunelveli India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Harrisonburg US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 70 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 30 stories ● West Virginia US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 103 stories ● Scone Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 15,959 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence21% 11,817 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health21% 11,710 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,383 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,916 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,429 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,012 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 940 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 killed18,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,939 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,298 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,015 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about France and Iraq Stories reporting abductions820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Haiti and the US

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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