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19,862 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Paris, protests in Buea (Cameroon) and people killed in the Bahamas. the Bahamas' coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 84 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 49
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

France

866 of its 1,948 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 624 of France's 866 stories about harm, carried by 642 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (681 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

72 of its 128 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 38 of Buea's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Buea stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

110 of its 131 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

South Korea

112 of its 326 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Seoul accounted for 95 of South Korea's 112 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 79 of Seoul's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

127 of its 178 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 73 of Afghanistan's 127 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

67 of Niger Delta's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Polio was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

56 of its 133 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 15 of Kwun Tong's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

65 of its 71 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Ambae accounted for 56 of Vanuatu's 65 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

126 of its 220 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Puerto Rico (109 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Indonesia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Australia (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); polio in Nigeria (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 23 the day before
33 in 10020 in 1002 Sep9 Sep16 Sep23 Sep1 Oct2 Sep: 26 in 1003 Sep: 27 in 1004 Sep: 25 in 1005 Sep: 24 in 1006 Sep: 23 in 1007 Sep: 25 in 1008 Sep: 26 in 1009 Sep: 30 in 10010 Sep: 33 in 10011 Sep: 29 in 10012 Sep: 25 in 10013 Sep: 24 in 10014 Sep: 23 in 10015 Sep: 24 in 10016 Sep: 27 in 10017 Sep: 27 in 10018 Sep: 23 in 10019 Sep: 23 in 10020 Sep: 23 in 10021 Sep: 23 in 10022 Sep: 22 in 10023 Sep: 24 in 10024 Sep: 24 in 10025 Sep: 20 in 10026 Sep: 21 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 22 in 10029 Sep: 23 in 10030 Sep: 23 in 1001 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 19,862 stories about harm among 93,380 counted on 1 Oct.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 93,380 stories, below the usual 25. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. In France, 44% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Sri Lanka, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them. Over September, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in September 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu92 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Bahamas84 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria83 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Barcelona Spain374 stories about protests or strikes, of its 475 Madrid Spain160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Beijing China83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Las Vegas US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

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 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 lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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: 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 readRwanda: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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 readMauritius: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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 lessArgentina: 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 lessAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readVanuatu: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualLake Chad, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsVienna, Austria -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsIowa, US -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 15 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 73 stories, carried by 63 outletsCanberra, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 51 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

● Bahamas warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nigeria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lake Chad Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Vienna Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Brussels Belgium about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 4,744 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 4,532 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence20% 3,970 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health16% 3,186 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,352 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services4% 759 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 566 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 379 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 killed6,252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,291 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests2,064 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,971 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations393 at about half the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting refugees393 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.