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The day's news pointed at protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras), gas explosion in Mexico and people killed in Russia. Honduras' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHonduras 83 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 30
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

92 of its 111 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 43 of Tegucigalpa's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

276 of its 757 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Gas explosion was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

967 of its 3,100 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (607 stories). Plane crash was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Algeria

74 of its 133 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Algiers accounted for 65 of Algeria's 74 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Flu was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Ethiopia

85 of its 136 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 35 of Oromo's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

92 of its 111 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Central Equatoria accounted for 52 of South Sudan's 92 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about three times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

187 of its 545 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 74 of Athens' 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

128 of its 152 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Niamey accounted for 114 of Niger's 128 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Madagascar

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

34 of its 70 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. 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: hunger in Venezuela (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Germany (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Sri Lanka (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Philippines (114 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 Sep. 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 40,350 stories about harm among 206,834 counted on 18 Sep.

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Honduras stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. A year earlier, on 18 September 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. of the day's 206,834 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger84 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan83 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras83 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Libya76 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 73 · mostly shelter & services Sudan74 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1660 Moscow Russia213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 659 Jerusalem Israel109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Berlin Germany107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Idlib Syria105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 644

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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 readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: 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 lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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 lessMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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 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 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 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 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 readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about twice its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualSt. Lucia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCentral Equatoria, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 70 outletsNouakchott, Mauritania -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsAsmara, Eritrea -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsGhazni, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsGreenvale, US -- displacement: 21 stories, carried by 24 outletsColumbus, US -- disasters & accidents: 56 stories, carried by 51 outletsDavos, Switzerland -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 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

● South Sudan warmth about twice usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Senegal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Central Equatoria South Sudan about 5 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 52 stories ● Nouakchott Mauritania about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Asmara Eritrea about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Ghazni Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 10,145 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents25% 9,737 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,634 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 5,319 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,955 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,653 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,533 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 749 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 killed11,717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,563 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations872 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia 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 softer than 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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