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36,002 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Donggala, rights and justice in Bratislava and violence in Algiers. Slovakia'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 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 88 in 100 of its 2,464 stories, usually 47
RegionSoutheast Asia 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

2,172 of its 2,464 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Donggala accounted for 909 of Indonesia's 2,172 stories about harm, carried by 711 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (130 stories). Hypothermia was named in 110 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Donggala stories →
Rights & justice

Slovakia

140 of its 183 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bratislava accounted for 132 of Slovakia's 140 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

106 of its 150 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Algiers accounted for 103 of Algeria's 106 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

51 of its 73 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 37 of Fraijanes' 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Poland

121 of its 405 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Hunger was named in 106 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Germany

522 of its 1,529 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 127 of Chemnitz's 198 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (207 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

772 of its 1,233 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (421 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Romania

221 of its 553 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Bucharest accounted for 219 of Romania's 221 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Drought was named in 215 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with bird flu and flu.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

398 of its 1,078 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 271 of Barcelona's 279 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (235 stories).

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Conflict & violence

South Korea

279 of its 946 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (90 stories). Heatwave was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Romania (215 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Poland (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Singapore (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Hong Kong (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 36,002 stories about harm among 186,323 counted on 1 Oct.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Indonesia. In Indonesia, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual. A year earlier, on 1 October 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. 19 in every 100 of the day's 186,323 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Over September, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 in September 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia93 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia88 in 100 of its 2,464 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Micronesia88 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Slovakia77 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Syria76 in 100 of its 517 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Barcelona Spain271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Washington US256 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1738 Jerusalem Israel199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Chemnitz Germany127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 Boston US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258

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 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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 readTajikistan: 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 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPortugal: 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 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 readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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 lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 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 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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 lessAlbania: 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: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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 readBritish 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualKokomo, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 46 outletsMahatma, India -- shelter & services: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsKiev, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsAbilene, US -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 20 outletsFederation Square, Australia -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 70 outletsAbyei, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 130 stories, carried by 109 outletsAmalaoulaou, Mali -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 27 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

● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Slovakia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kokomo US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Mahatma India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 17 stories ● Kiev Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Abilene US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Federation Square Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 9,333 stories · about as usual Health23% 8,138 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents19% 6,685 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence17% 5,899 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,210 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 992 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 959 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 892 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 killed11,612 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,681 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees557 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Germany Stories reporting people displaced445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations380 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Japan and Micronesia Stories reporting abductions174 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill15 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Mali

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
● Griefa little more than 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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