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Most of the day's attention went to landslides in Nepal, protests in Minsk (Belarus) and people injured in Pakistan. Belarus' coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan →
Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNepal 81 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 47
RegionCentral Asia 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

54 of its 67 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kathmandu accounted for 40 of Nepal's 54 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. 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.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

89 of its 107 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Minsk accounted for 82 of Belarus' 89 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 81 of Minsk's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

254 of its 487 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Greece

75 of its 166 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Lesbos accounted for 49 of Greece's 75 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. 38 of Lesbos' 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

31 of its 39 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Storms were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

11 of its 16 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Luanda's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Belgium

28 of its 75 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

China

366 of its 990 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Colombia

30 of its 58 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Bermuda (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in US (717 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Japan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in China (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 14,580 stories about harm among 48,034 counted on 13 Sep.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. 30 in every 100 of the day's 48,034 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 29. In Nepal's news, mentions of landslides ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 14 September 2019, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 30 today. Nepal's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%. This week the news turned most often to Belarus, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Belarus83 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Nepal81 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine62 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 59 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 533 Delhi India87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 Los Angeles US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Jerusalem Israel82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Minsk Belarus81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82

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 lessYemen: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: 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 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: 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 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 readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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 readSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOsaka, Japan -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 37 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 68 stories, carried by 113 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 37 stories, carried by 154 outletsEnglish Channel, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsBoise, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 29 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 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

● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Osaka Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 68 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories ● English Channel UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Pulwama Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 7,092 stories · less than usual (usually 54%) Rights & justice18% 2,618 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,257 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence8% 1,105 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 667 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 297 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 255 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 174 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 killed4,588 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,305 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured812 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations327 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees125 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting people displaced123 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about the usual rate

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 much 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.