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20,580 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the earthquake in Albania, protests in Valletta (Malta) and people injured in South Korea. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAlbania 82 in 100 of its 130 stories, usually 12
RegionCentral Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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

Albania

106 of its 130 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Tirana accounted for 83 of Albania's 106 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Earthquake was named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Protests & strikes

Malta

46 of its 76 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 12 of Valletta's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Health

South Korea

103 of its 246 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (31 stories). Outbreaks were named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iraq

112 of its 149 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Karbala accounted for 79 of Iraq's 112 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

480 of its 1,038 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 389 of Iran's 480 stories about harm, carried by 456 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

156 of its 361 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 116 of Cairo's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

39 of its 60 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tunis accounted for 36 of Tunisia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 30 of Tunis' 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

97 of its 192 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 19 of Jammu's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

33 of its 83 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 30 of Almaty's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

269 of its 381 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tuen Mun accounted for 242 of Hong Kong's 269 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. 242 of Tuen Mun's 242 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Mexico (177 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Tanzania (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Chile (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 20,580 stories about harm among 91,552 counted on 21 Sep.

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In Albania, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 12% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 91,552 stories, as usual. On 21 September 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Albania82 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 12 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria78 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen76 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq75 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong71 in 100 of its 381 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France270 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Tuen Mun Hong Kong242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242 Boston US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 San Francisco US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Cairo Egypt116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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 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 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 readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 lessGeorgia: 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 lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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 readEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: 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: 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 usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustralia: 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 usualSpringfield, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- rights & justice: 151 stories, carried by 306 outletsMiami, US -- conflict & violence: 161 stories, carried by 195 outletsWest Point, Canada -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 48 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 20 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- displacement: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsMeldorf, Germany -- disasters & accidents: 29 stories, carried by 30 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

● Tanzania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● El Salvador warmth about one and a half times usual ● Australia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Fiji warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Springfield US about three times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories ● Melbourne Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 151 stories ● Miami US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 161 stories ● West Point Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,221 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health22% 4,411 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,589 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence17% 3,473 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,413 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 513 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 325 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 294 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 killed6,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,056 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people affected2,710 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,867 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations256 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Poland Stories reporting abductions203 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees178 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people displaced134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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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