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37,711 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Bucaramanga (Colombia), a disaster in Tunis and building collapse in Ukraine. Sudan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 71 in 100 of its 307 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Colombia

154 of its 271 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Bucaramanga accounted for 102 of Colombia's 154 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. 101 of Bucaramanga's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Extreme cold was named in 139 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bucaramanga stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

54 of its 107 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tunis accounted for 49 of Tunisia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

122 of its 274 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Building collapse was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

109 of its 160 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

270 of its 645 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 63 of Hanoi's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (175 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

52 of its 62 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. 21 of Managua's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Congo

38 of Alima's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

733 of its 934 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Panama

301 of its 423 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Panama City accounted for 270 of Panama's 301 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Comoros

16 of its 18 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 8 of Anjouan's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Venezuela (129 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Switzerland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in South Sudan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Bulgaria (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Congo (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 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 37,711 stories about harm among 203,049 counted on 18 Oct.

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Colombia's news mentioned extreme cold more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 18 October 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Colombia, 57% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 203,049 stories, below the usual 20.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua84 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Yemen80 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 934 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Congo71 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Panama71 in 100 of its 423 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1055 Jerusalem Israel197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Riyadh Saudi Arabia148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 876 Los Angeles US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478 Bucaramanga Colombia101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUganda: 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 lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSlovakia: 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 lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 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 lessDominican Republic: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 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 readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 readAfghanistan: 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): 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBhutan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsConcan, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 24 stories, carried by 25 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 23 stories, carried by 36 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- health: 13 stories, carried by 101 outletsBasij, Iran -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBurleigh County, US -- rights & justice: 62 stories, carried by 79 outletsShiv, India -- disasters & accidents: 27 stories, carried by 28 outletsColchester, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Panama warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tanzania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Concan US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 24 stories ● Monash Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Basij Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,555 stories · about as usual Health25% 9,108 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,899 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence14% 5,155 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,828 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,566 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 952 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 848 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 killed9,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,712 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,656 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured3,067 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions604 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting refugees520 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations441 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill74 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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