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44,810 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Tunis, arrests in Yemen and protests in Montevideo (Uruguay). Yemen's coverage was about one and a half times as angry 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 mostUruguay 66 in 100 of its 119 stories, usually 8
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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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

64 of its 79 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tunis accounted for 62 of Tunisia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

157 of its 186 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Malaria was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Japan

623 of its 2,229 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (229 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

92 of its 287 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

156 of its 281 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jammu accounted for 100 of Kashmir's 156 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

20 of its 61 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 9 of Tbilisi's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

465 of its 940 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (281 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

521 of its 653 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in South Sudan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Netherlands (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Brazil (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Puerto Rico (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Italy (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 24; 22 the day before
28 in 10020 in 10012 Sep19 Sep26 Sep3 Oct11 Oct12 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 1002 Oct: 28 in 1003 Oct: 26 in 1004 Oct: 24 in 1005 Oct: 23 in 1006 Oct: 23 in 1007 Oct: 27 in 1008 Oct: 26 in 1009 Oct: 22 in 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 44,810 stories about harm among 213,580 counted on 11 Oct.

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The Cook Islands' news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Tunisia. of the day's 213,580 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 24. Tunisia stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen84 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Vanuatu81 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia81 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria80 in 100 of its 653 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar66 in 100 of its 481 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sonoma US428 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2205 Washington US316 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1751 Madrid Spain287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Nuevo Leon Mexico138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Jefferson City US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 Arab Emirates: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessSingapore: 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 readSaudi 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 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 lessMalta: 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 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: 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: 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 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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 one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAnbar, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 35 outletsSirjan, Iran -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 13 outletsDalhousie, Canada -- health: 21 stories, carried by 27 outletsWest Virginia, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsCadereyta, Mexico -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 41 outletsBoulder, US -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 32 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 12 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 15 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

● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Anbar Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Sirjan Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Dalhousie Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● West Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Cadereyta Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,318 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents22% 9,651 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,680 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 7,664 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,152 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,444 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,177 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 780 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 killed13,971 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,476 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting evacuations891 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Vanuatu Stories reporting refugees748 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Palestine Stories reporting abductions388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced284 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Congo Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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