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26,276 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Artsakh, protests in Causeway Bay (Hong Kong) and illness in Moscow. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 53 in 100 of its 176 stories, usually 29
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

Azerbaijan

94 of its 176 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Artsakh accounted for 41 of Azerbaijan's 94 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Artsakh stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

54 of its 100 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Causeway Bay accounted for 29 of Hong Kong's 54 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 21 of Causeway Bay's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories).

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Causeway Bay stories →
Health

Russia

Moscow accounted for 175 of Russia's 316 stories about harm, carried by 347 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

24 of its 75 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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

Armenia

107 of its 201 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Azeri accounted for 52 of Armenia's 107 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

68 of its 120 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Baghdad accounted for 39 of Iraq's 68 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

15 of its 27 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 3 of Conakry's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice 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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Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Flooding was named in 89 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Honduras

15 of its 24 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Israel

198 of its 465 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Mexico (46 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Congo (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Italy (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Germany (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 26,276 stories about harm among 102,619 counted on 1 Oct.

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Mexico's news mentioned the earthquake about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 2 October 2019, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. In Azerbaijan, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 102,619 stories, below the usual 27. Over September, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in September 2019.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine63 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Iraq57 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong54 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Azerbaijan53 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1089 Hathras India119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Delhi India84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Portland US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 London UK69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 510

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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 lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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: 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 lessPeru: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readNigeria: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualEl Paso, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsEdenville, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsTehran, Iran -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 93 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsColchester, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsCauseway Bay, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 94 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 16 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● El Paso US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Edenville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Tehran Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Waterloo Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Colchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 14,611 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 5,212 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 2,141 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence7% 1,792 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,007 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 529 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 415 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 302 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 killed6,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,007 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,950 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees273 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations139 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill54 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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