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28,862 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Raqqa, protests in Ambohitsara (Madagascar) and rights and justice in Kabul. Madagascar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 87 in 100 of its 430 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Conflict & violence

Syria

933 of its 1,025 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Raqqa accounted for 662 of Syria's 933 stories about harm, carried by 567 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (79 stories). Polio was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Raqqa stories →
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

47 of its 56 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 10 of Ambohitsara's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria and hiv. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Ambohitsara stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

375 of its 452 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Kabul accounted for 207 of Afghanistan's 375 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Somalia

514 of its 558 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 484 of Somalia's 514 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (314 stories). 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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

674 of its 1,375 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

268 of its 530 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Guatemala

39 of its 46 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

108 of its 291 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 32 of Warsaw's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Rights & justice

Canada

1,241 of its 3,521 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (303 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Russia (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (2518 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Armenia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Yemen (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 28,862 stories about harm among 113,001 counted on 14 Oct.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about 5 times the usual rate. 26 in every 100 of the day's 113,001 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. Russia's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 14 October 2016, 20 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 →

Somalia92 in 100 of its 558 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria91 in 100 of its 1,025 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire87 in 100 of its 430 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Madagascar84 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 452 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US314 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1227 Hollywood US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445 Raqqa Syria110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 662 Tehran Iran106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572 Petersburg Russia76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: 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 usualVienna, Austria -- rights & justice: 52 stories, carried by 54 outletsLaconia, US -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsWichita, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 63 stories, carried by 63 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 48 stories, carried by 43 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 117 stories, carried by 53 outletsRome, Italy -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 23 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 296 stories, carried by 206 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Vienna Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 52 stories ● Laconia US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Wichita US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 63 stories ● Beijing China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 48 stories ● Pulwama Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 117 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 7,009 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 6,721 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents23% 6,450 stories · about as usual Health16% 4,454 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,485 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 994 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 977 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 350 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 killed10,086 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions965 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting evacuations919 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Côte d’Ivoire Stories reporting refugees322 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Armenia Stories reporting people displaced154 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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 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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