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30,717 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Causeway Bay (Hong Kong), people killed in Fiji and violence in Idlib drew the news. Fiji's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBermuda 52 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 16
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

Hong Kong

289 of its 492 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Causeway Bay accounted for 222 of Hong Kong's 289 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. 217 of Causeway Bay's 222 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Causeway Bay stories →
Shelter & services

Fiji

53 of its 114 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

269 of its 332 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 166 of Syria's 269 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

Abaco accounted for 264 of the Bahamas' 372 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (110 stories). Earthquake was named in 112 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.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories → Abaco stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

75 of its 121 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kigali accounted for 50 of Rwanda's 75 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. 37 of Kigali's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 171 of Afghanistan's 339 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Polio was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Honduras

20 of its 35 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

105 of its 217 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

31 of its 44 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Argentina

40 of its 134 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (90 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatstroke in Jordan (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Honduras (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (25 of its stories, more than ten 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 16 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 30,717 stories about harm among 153,886 counted on 16 Sep.

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The news turned to Hong Kong for the second day running. On 16 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today. of the day's 153,886 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Hong Kong stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria81 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 470 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas70 in 100 of its 534 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Rwanda62 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Causeway Bay Hong Kong217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 915 Detroit US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Delhi India108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Beijing China95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: 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: 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 lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 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: 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: 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 readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 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: 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 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: 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 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 readCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArgentina: 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 usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOregon, US -- health: 33 stories, carried by 38 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 21 outletsBatgund, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 65 outletsEnglish Channel, UK -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsMar Chiquita, Argentina -- other: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsFreeport, Bahamas -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 12 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oregon US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● Kentucky US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Batgund Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 52 stories ● English Channel UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 7,974 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health26% 7,845 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence17% 5,194 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,600 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,838 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,037 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 923 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 692 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 killed8,193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,032 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations291 at about half the usual rate · most about the Bahamas and the US Stories reporting abductions204 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill69 at about two-thirds of 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 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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