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26,798 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Gas explosion in Ghana, protests in Casablanca (Morocco) and helicopter crash in Latvia drew the news. Latvia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGhana 67 in 100 of its 923 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Disasters & accidents

Ghana

623 of its 923 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Accra accounted for 529 of Ghana's 623 stories about harm, carried by 433 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (420 stories). Gas explosion was named in 192 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories → Accra stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

147 of its 195 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Casablanca accounted for 139 of Morocco's 147 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. 135 of Casablanca's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Latvia

78 of its 82 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Liepaja accounted for 77 of Latvia's 78 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Latvia over 30 days → its stories → Liepaja stories →
Conflict & violence

Liberia

54 of its 159 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Ebola was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Cameroon

36 of its 47 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 27 of Kumba's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

347 of its 613 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 175 of Istanbul's 191 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (186 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

262 of its 455 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Fiji

54 of its 136 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

436 of its 1,105 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 184 of Moscow's 296 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (269 stories).

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

81 of its 134 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Caracas accounted for 63 of Venezuela's 81 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (63 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Tonga (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in UK (301 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in US (1911 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Puerto Rico (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Fiji (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 26,798 stories about harm among 102,346 counted on 8 Oct.

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Ghana stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. Mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual in Liberia's news. A year earlier, on 8 October 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 102,346 stories, above the usual 24.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Latvia95 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 24 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Yemen86 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo85 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco75 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice Syria68 in 100 of its 831 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Idlib Syria219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396 Moscow Russia184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Madrid Spain178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Istanbul Türkiye175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Casablanca Morocco135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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 readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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 usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 24 outletsKumba, Cameroon -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 39 outletsBihar, India -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 20 outletsAnadolu, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 148 stories, carried by 126 outletsWest Virginia, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 16 stories, carried by 20 outletsHermansville, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsOlongapo, Philippines -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 18 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Pathankot India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Kumba Cameroon about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Bihar India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Anadolu Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Jeddah Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 148 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 6,701 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 6,587 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice23% 6,128 stories · about as usual Health14% 3,828 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,730 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 786 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 471 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 250 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 killed9,851 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,172 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected3,736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,500 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees335 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Germany Stories reporting abductions160 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people displaced123 at about half the usual rate · most about Liberia and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Madagascar and Tunisia

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.

● Angerabout as 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.