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14,517 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Bogota (Colombia), illness in Dar es Salaam and power cuts in Albania. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlbania 93 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 28
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

153 of its 175 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Bogota accounted for 139 of Colombia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. 110 of Bogota's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Measles was named in 112 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Health

Tanzania

184 of its 308 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 130 of Tanzania's 184 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (151 stories). Ebola was named in 169 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks and haemorrhagic fever. 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.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

127 of its 136 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tirana accounted for 116 of Albania's 127 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (106 stories). Power cuts were named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Pakistan

392 of its 872 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (145 stories). Snowstorms were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 36 of Sudan's 45 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 35 of Khartoum's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

50 of its 97 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Tropical storm was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

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Rights & justice

Iraq

135 of its 176 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Sinjar accounted for 94 of Iraq's 135 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

136 of its 317 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 81 of Cairo's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories).

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

72 of its 217 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 23 of Seoul's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

11 of its 37 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 8 of Almaty's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (96 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Trinidad & Tobago (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Monaco (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Bahamas (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Mexico (21 of its stories, about 5 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 22 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 14,517 stories about harm among 72,309 counted on 22 Sep.

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Tanzania's news mentioned Ebola about 8 times as often as usual. Colombia's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 46%. A year earlier, on 22 September 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 72,309 stories, below the usual 22. This week the news turned most often to South Korea, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Albania93 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia87 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico86 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 71 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq77 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Malta77 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Shatin Hong Kong157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Bogota Colombia110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Paris France96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Cairo Egypt81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Houston US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: 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 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about 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 usualRaleigh, US -- health: 24 stories, carried by 52 outletsLima, Peru -- health: 11 stories, carried by 26 outletsJefferson County, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 46 outletsSindhi, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 22 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- rights & justice: 57 stories, carried by 117 outletsJalingo, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsDunk Island, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 32 outletsBerkshire, UK -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 33 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 ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Raleigh US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Lima Peru about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Jefferson County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Sindhi Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 57 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,049 stories · about as usual Health22% 3,121 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,692 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence17% 2,474 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,071 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 445 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 242 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 213 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 killed4,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,434 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people affected1,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions191 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting evacuations123 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Bahamas Stories reporting refugees123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting people displaced101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about a third 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 harsher 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.