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28,373 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Darfur, rights and justice in Kigali and people injured in Armenia. Belarus' coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSudan 72 in 100 of its 130 stories, usually 54
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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Conflict & violence

Sudan

94 of its 130 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Darfur accounted for 52 of Sudan's 94 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

70 of its 100 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kigali accounted for 48 of Rwanda's 70 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Health

Armenia

42 of its 108 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 108 of Belarus' 145 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. 98 of Minsk's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Türkiye

121 of its 322 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 53 of Syria's 93 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Honduras

26 of its 34 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Hurricane was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and cyclone.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

57 of its 125 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Earthquake was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Health

Saudi Arabia

94 of its 231 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Liberia

15 of Monrovia's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Honduras (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Sweden (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 29; 29 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 28,373 stories about harm among 104,487 counted on 1 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 9 March 2020. 27 in every 100 of the day's 104,487 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 29. In Chile's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Sudan for the second day running. On 2 September 2019, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 27 today. Over August, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in August 2019.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda70 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Mauritius65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria64 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon58 in 100 of its 412 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kenosha US643 stories about protests or strikes, of its 726 Washington US293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1136 Portland US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Minsk Belarus98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Beirut Lebanon94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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 lessUkraine: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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 lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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 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: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: too little coverage to readEast 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 54 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 50 stories, carried by 67 outletsAttleborough, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 58 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 54 outletsCharlotte, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 32 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 30 stories, carried by 49 outletsVeneto, Italy -- health: 15 stories, carried by 162 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 42 stories, carried by 69 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

● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Darfur Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 52 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 50 stories ● Attleborough UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 42 stories ● Charlotte US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 15,818 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 5,366 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,573 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence7% 2,009 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,046 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 596 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 399 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 318 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 killed7,788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,312 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations129 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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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