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34,303 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Karbala, plane crash in Ethiopia and protests in Warsaw (Poland). Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSwitzerland 34 in 100 of its 397 stories, usually 16
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Conflict & violence

Iraq

270 of its 418 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Karbala accounted for 163 of Iraq's 270 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (185 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Karbala stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

67 of its 148 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

519 of its 1,320 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Netherlands

113 of its 451 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

33 of its 103 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 14 of Havana's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

164 of its 217 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Tripoli accounted for 79 of Libya's 164 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

20 of its 41 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 6 of Managua's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

China

142 of Beijing's 252 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

64 of Mexico City's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Tsunami was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Myanmar (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Norway (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (81 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Vietnam (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 34,303 stories about harm among 169,421 counted on 10 Sep.

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Myanmar's news mentioned the malaria more than ten times as often as usual. On 10 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today. In Iraq, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 169,421 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya76 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 1,083 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas72 in 100 of its 1,456 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria65 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq65 in 100 of its 418 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sacramento US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Washington US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1972 San Francisco US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 605 Beijing China142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 New Delhi India129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346

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 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessTurkmenistan: 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 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 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 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 readSaudi 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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 readSt 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 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 lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 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 lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about twice its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSnowy Mountains, Australia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsAmazonia, Brazil -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsLampedusa, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 92 stories, carried by 79 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 26 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 63 stories, carried by 66 outletsSouth Carolina, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 24 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 20 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

● Puerto Rico warmth about twice usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Snowy Mountains Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Amazonia Brazil about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Lampedusa Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 92 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 8,674 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health26% 8,601 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 6,798 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 5,156 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,811 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 999 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 966 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 671 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 killed9,477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,853 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,026 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations706 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees384 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced202 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Bahamas and the US Stories reporting abductions195 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill146 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Norway

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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