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41,403 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Mbabane (Eswatini), drownings in Iran and building collapse in Mexico. Iran's coverage was about twice as fearful 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 · about as usual Country that rose mostParaguay 90 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Eswatini

36 of its 47 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 17 of Mbabane's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). HIV was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with drought.

Eswatini over 30 days → its stories → Mbabane stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

311 of its 713 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Drownings were named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

307 of its 1,018 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Building collapse was named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Paraguay

52 of its 58 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Asuncion accounted for 49 of Paraguay's 52 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 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.

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

South Sudan

214 of its 246 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Nyal accounted for 119 of South Sudan's 214 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

79 of its 352 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 59 of Bucharest's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (56 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ecuador

57 of its 81 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

130 of its 174 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 69 of Oromo's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories).

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

338 of its 1,163 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (231 stories). Poisoning was named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Madagascar

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Ireland (219 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Greenland (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (297 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Philippines (61 of its stories, about 8 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 19 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 41,403 stories about harm among 209,293 counted on 19 Sep.

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Eswatini's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On 19 September 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 209,293 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Paraguay90 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan87 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Niger83 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 343 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar79 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 76 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Idlib Syria146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1301 Salt Lake City US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 Kampala Uganda115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Gaza Palestine102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

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 lessVietnam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: 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 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: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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 readNamibia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualParaguay: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral Equatoria, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 31 outletsBentonville, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 34 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsRochester, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsHazara, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsNyal, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 119 stories, carried by 174 outletsConingsby, UK -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- conflict & violence: 59 stories, carried by 138 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 one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea 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 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Bentonville US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Rochester US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Hazara Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,589 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 9,879 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,659 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 4,872 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,180 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,549 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,269 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 829 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 killed12,276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,877 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,754 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees945 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions850 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced835 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Sudan Stories reporting evacuations764 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill147 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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