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The news turned to the typhoon in Taiwan, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Lesbos (Greece). Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSomalia 83 in 100 of its 150 stories, usually 51
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

58 of its 176 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Taipei accounted for 53 of Taiwan's 58 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Typhoon was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

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

Haiti

32 of its 65 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 9 of Port-au-Prince's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 40 of Yemen's 64 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

China

193 of Beijing's 242 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 59 of Afghanistan's 110 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

50 of its 119 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

13 of its 36 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Portugal (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); train derailment in Mexico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 19,550 stories about harm among 112,501 counted on 30 Sep.

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In Taiwan's news, mentions of the typhoon ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Taiwan for the second day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 112,501 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Taiwan, 33% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia83 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti49 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 477 Abuja Nigeria48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Moscow Russia46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 New Territories Hong Kong36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualAhmedabad, India -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 63 stories, carried by 155 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsEl Triste, Mexico -- health: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 19 stories, carried by 40 outletsRome, Italy -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 29 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ahmedabad India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 63 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● El Triste Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 5,450 stories · about as usual Health27% 5,244 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,476 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence12% 2,251 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,137 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 711 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 443 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 442 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 killed4,566 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests2,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,983 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations125 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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