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43,451 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), a disaster in Lisbon and illness in Antananarivo. Madagascar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalta 67 in 100 of its 404 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

282 of its 608 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jakarta accounted for 191 of Indonesia's 282 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. 129 of Jakarta's 191 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Portugal

315 of its 490 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Lisbon accounted for 187 of Portugal's 315 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (301 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Health

Madagascar

73 of its 89 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Antananarivo accounted for 40 of Madagascar's 73 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Antananarivo stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

668 of its 743 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Mogadishu accounted for 626 of Somalia's 668 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (179 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Finland

112 of its 260 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Argentina

68 of its 171 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 47 of Buenos Aires' 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Togo

63 of its 75 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of arrests 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.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

152 of its 249 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

335 of its 395 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mandalay accounted for 278 of Myanmar's 335 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Morocco

49 of its 124 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Hepatitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis.

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Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Morocco (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Tonga (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Puerto Rico (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Egypt (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 43,451 stories about harm among 200,966 counted on 18 Oct.

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Mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual in Morocco's news. On 18 October 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today. Indonesia stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 200,966 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia90 in 100 of its 743 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar85 in 100 of its 395 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Togo84 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar82 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Yemen80 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Mogadishu Somalia262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Madrid Spain238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 South Lake Canada169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Washington US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2159 Hollywood US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 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 readSouth Sudan: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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 readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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 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 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 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 readSt 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 readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBalaka, Central African Republic -- displacement: 35 stories, carried by 44 outletsSunnybrook, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsSendai, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsSouth Lake, Canada -- food & livelihood: 169 stories, carried by 181 outletsMercer County, US -- health: 36 stories, carried by 36 outletsCook Inlet, US -- other: 47 stories, carried by 47 outletsLapoinya, Australia -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 63 outletsNyori, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 48 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

● Finland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● China warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Balaka Central African Republic about three times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 35 stories ● Sunnybrook Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Sendai Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● South Lake Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 169 stories ● Mercer County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 11,220 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence23% 9,727 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,595 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,825 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,536 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,468 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,154 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,079 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 killed14,899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,587 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,037 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting refugees596 at about half the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting abductions595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations521 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting people displaced306 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Central African Republic and the US Stories reporting people falling ill59 at about the usual rate

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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