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21,375 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Baghdad (Iraq), bridge collapse in Taiwan and violence in Mondoro drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 52 in 100 of its 217 stories, usually 18
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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

158 of its 228 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Baghdad accounted for 137 of Iraq's 158 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. 128 of Baghdad's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

112 of its 217 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Nanfangao accounted for 84 of Taiwan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with earthquake. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Nanfangao stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

48 of its 65 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Mondoro accounted for 33 of Mali's 48 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mondoro stories →
Rights & justice

Cyprus

19 of its 62 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Kashmir

74 of its 163 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jammu accounted for 43 of Kashmir's 74 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 22 of Jammu's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

Tsuen Wan accounted for 93 of Hong Kong's 141 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 83 of Tsuen Wan's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

51 of its 128 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Hurricane was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms, cyclone and tropical storm.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

49 of its 69 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mogadishu accounted for 30 of Somalia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

52 of its 168 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 19 of Lima's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Rights & justice

Finland

47 of its 205 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Portugal (40 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Ireland (112 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Kenya (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Oct. 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 21,375 stories about harm among 126,000 counted on 2 Oct.

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17 in every 100 of the day's 126,000 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 2 October 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. Iraq stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali74 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia71 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico57 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Baghdad Iraq128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Tsuen Wan Hong Kong83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 London UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: 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 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 readSlovenia: 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: 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: 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 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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 readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 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: 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 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualNational Cemetery, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 38 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 16 stories, carried by 65 outletsArabian Sea, India -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsSchoharie, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 28 stories, carried by 150 outletsChandel, India -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 137 stories, carried by 271 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 27 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 37 stories, carried by 18 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

● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● National Cemetery US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Arabian Sea India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories ● Schoharie US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 28 stories ● Chandel India 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 & justice30% 6,186 stories · about as usual Health28% 5,887 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,376 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence12% 2,436 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,191 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 969 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 448 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 424 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 killed5,319 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests2,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,269 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees240 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations148 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Portugal Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand

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.

● Angera little less than 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.