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53,820 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Chiapas, people injured in Colombia and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Colombia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Lebanon →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 80 in 100 of its 3,872 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 64 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

3,089 of its 3,872 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Chiapas accounted for 1,283 of Mexico's 3,089 stories about harm, carried by 1,076 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (389 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Chiapas stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

658 of its 830 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (236 stories). Avalanche was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

68 of its 141 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Minsk accounted for 67 of Belarus' 68 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 63 of Minsk's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Central African Republic

96 of its 103 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Bangui accounted for 62 of the Central African Republic's 96 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

161 of its 218 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Tropical storm was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with cyclone.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

94 of its 134 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (32 stories). Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

114 of its 165 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Barbados

49 of its 111 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

31 of its 85 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Manama's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Antarctica (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); rabies in Czechia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Niger (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Cuba (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Barbados (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

26 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 53,820 stories about harm among 204,377 counted on 8 Sep.

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Mexico stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. 26 in every 100 of the day's 204,377 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 25. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Lebanon. Antarctica's news mentioned extreme cold about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 8 September 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Anguilla97 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Central African Republic93 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Antarctica83 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Antigua & Barbuda82 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh81 in 100 of its 998 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US340 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2335 Houston US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2351 Delhi India100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Dhaka Bangladesh96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Raqqa Syria91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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 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 lessThailand: 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 lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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. 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 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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 lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readCzech 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 lessChile: 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: 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 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 lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 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 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 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 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 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 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: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSt Vincent: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about three times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualCopenhagen, Denmark -- rights & justice: 76 stories, carried by 71 outletsOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 28 outletsStone County, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 41 stories, carried by 39 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 134 stories, carried by 180 outletsFloydada, US -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 48 outletsOgbu, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsAnadolu, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 60 stories, carried by 50 outletsLake District, UK -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 13 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

● Denmark warmth about three times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Copenhagen Denmark about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 76 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Stone County US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 41 stories ● Canberra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 134 stories ● Floydada US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents41% 21,790 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice18% 9,658 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health15% 8,016 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 7,224 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Displacement4% 2,048 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,911 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,326 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 826 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 killed17,352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,726 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,240 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured3,802 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations3,408 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees1,211 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced991 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting abductions560 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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.

● Angera little less than 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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