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36,475 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Abaco, abductions in South Africa and people injured in Mali. Norway's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCuba 74 in 100 of its 145 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

1,650 of its 1,946 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Abaco accounted for 795 of the Bahamas' 1,650 stories about harm, carried by 1,083 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (321 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Abaco stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

916 of its 1,832 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

43 of its 63 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Plague was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Norway

85 of its 225 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 5 of Oslo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Slovakia

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Bratislava accounted for 22 of Slovakia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

58 of its 78 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Maputo accounted for 36 of Mozambique's 58 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

32 of its 36 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Ouagadougou accounted for 22 of Burkina Faso's 32 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 11 of Ouagadougou's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Taiwan

62 of its 200 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 40 of Taipei's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

72 of its 134 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tunis accounted for 57 of Tunisia's 72 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 43 of Tunis' 57 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Madagascar (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in South Korea (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in New Zealand (62 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Mexico (60 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 36,475 stories about harm among 153,719 counted on 3 Sep.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to the Bahamas. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 153,719 stories, above the usual 22. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Bahamas. In Madagascar's news, mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual. Bahamas stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bahamas85 in 100 of its 1,946 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen83 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba74 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 18 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique74 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 1,058 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China290 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 London UK172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Moscow Russia154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Rimon Israel130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Johannesburg South Africa118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 398

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: 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 lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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 lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAntananarivo, Madagascar -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 20 outletsKhatak, Afghanistan -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- disasters & accidents: 36 stories, carried by 33 outletsBratislava, Slovakia -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsEnugu, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsKansas, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsSaskatoon, Canada -- health: 32 stories, carried by 31 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

● Slovakia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahamas warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Antananarivo Madagascar about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Kentucky US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Khatak Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Maputo Mozambique about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 36 stories ● Bratislava Slovakia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents30% 10,929 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice25% 8,911 stories · much less than usual (usually 32%) Health18% 6,324 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 5,394 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,091 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 968 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 912 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 509 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 killed13,409 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting people affected5,726 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests4,020 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,853 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,446 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting refugees294 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Greece Stories reporting abductions287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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