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23,680 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Kigali (Rwanda), volcanic eruption in Indonesia and violence in Sirte. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostMali 95 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 40
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

104 of its 133 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kigali accounted for 89 of Rwanda's 104 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 85 of Kigali's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

246 of its 342 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bali accounted for 170 of Indonesia's 246 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 224 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bali stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

72 of its 88 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sirte accounted for 55 of Libya's 72 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Sirte stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (274 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Syria

366 of its 452 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Idlib accounted for 218 of Syria's 366 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 129 of Idlib's 218 stories were about protests or strikes. Hurricane was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,182 of its 1,610 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mexico City accounted for 992 of Mexico's 1,182 stories about harm, carried by 626 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 176 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

73 of its 117 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 53 of Bishoftu's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

157 of its 165 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (155 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

199 of its 276 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 131 of Afghanistan's 199 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Saudi Arabia (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (176 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Iraq (68 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in China (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 23,680 stories about harm among 98,761 counted on 24 Sep.

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24 in every 100 of the day's 98,761 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. On 24 September 2016, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Mexico, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali95 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Libya82 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 452 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar79 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda78 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Berkeley US389 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488 Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 855 Idlib Syria129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Berlin Germany108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Brentwood US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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 readSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 readRomania: 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 lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDominica: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBahrain: 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 usualBritish Virgin Islands: warmth about its own usualKidal, Mali -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 64 stories, carried by 72 outletsKashmir, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsQuito, Ecuador -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsTerre Haute, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsDera Ismail Khan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsAlabama, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsBerlin, Germany -- rights & justice: 305 stories, carried by 241 outletsAnefis, Mali -- conflict & violence: 65 stories, carried by 39 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

● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kidal Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 64 stories ● Kashmir Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Quito Ecuador about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Terre Haute US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Dera Ismail Khan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents24% 5,530 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence23% 5,276 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice23% 5,262 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,954 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,464 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Displacement3% 813 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 729 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 302 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 killed7,301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,671 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests2,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees865 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations325 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting abductions142 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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