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The news turned to protests in Nairobi (Kenya), illness in Copenhagen and arrests in Ethiopia. Denmark's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDenmark 68 in 100 of its 389 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Kenya

581 of its 1,266 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Nairobi accounted for 403 of Kenya's 581 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. 290 of Nairobi's 403 stories were about protests or strikes. Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Health

Denmark

264 of its 389 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Copenhagen accounted for 244 of Denmark's 264 stories about harm, carried by 401 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

129 of its 169 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

232 of its 370 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Bamako accounted for 122 of Mali's 232 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bahrain

141 of its 273 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 of Manama's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Congo

66 of its 86 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 3 of Mabanga's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Norway

84 of its 244 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Czechia

57 of its 182 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Storm surge was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

314 of its 1,064 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Wildfires were named in 119 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Displacement

Papua New Guinea

84 of its 154 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Manus Island accounted for 61 of Papua New Guinea's 84 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Italy (119 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Czechia (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Chad (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Syria (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 39,102 stories about harm among 189,694 counted on 30 Oct.

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Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. of the day's 189,694 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. A year earlier, on 30 October 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Kenya's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya85 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia85 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 86 · mostly conflict & violence Congo77 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia76 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 694 stories · usually 70 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hollywood US295 stories about protests or strikes, of its 562 Nairobi Kenya290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 Washington US242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1834 Detroit US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 New York US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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 lessPoland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAnchorage, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsOrange County, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 109 stories, carried by 134 outletsReykjavik, Iceland -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsAgadez, Niger -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 37 outletsUttar Pradesh, India -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsDalhousie, Canada -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- conflict & violence: 403 stories, carried by 367 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

● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nicaragua warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Anchorage US about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Orange County US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 109 stories ● Reykjavik Iceland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Agadez Niger about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Uttar Pradesh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 9,592 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 8,020 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health20% 7,873 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,841 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,380 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 2,304 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Food & livelihood2% 784 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 716 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 killed11,883 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,128 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people injured2,469 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees452 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea Stories reporting abductions416 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations316 at about half the usual rate · most about Italy and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US

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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