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25,298 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Illness in Tetovo, protests in Jenin (Palestine) and violence in Kabul drew the news. North Macedonia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 85 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 23
RegionOceania 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

North Macedonia

70 of its 82 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tetovo accounted for 66 of North Macedonia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Tetovo stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

46 of its 68 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 10 of Jenin's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Indonesia

81 of its 157 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jakarta accounted for 47 of Indonesia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Spain

116 of its 415 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Canada

825 of its 2,315 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

Conakry accounted for 34 of Guinea's 54 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 18 of Conakry's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories).

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Health

Denmark

33 of its 100 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

North Korea

60 of its 116 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Pyongyang accounted for 46 of North Korea's 60 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (44 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); gas explosion in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in China (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 25,298 stories about harm among 88,241 counted on 9 Sep.

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North Macedonia's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 88,241 news stories, 29 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 27. Haiti's news mentioned Covid about 5 times as often as usual. On 9 September 2020, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 29 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Macedonia85 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 23 · mostly health Palestine68 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 1,569 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kabul Afghanistan204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 658 Washington US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1272 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 New York US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Los Angeles US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readUK: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualTulsa, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBasingstoke, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 81 outletsCawston, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 64 outletsNew Mexico, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 28 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 39 stories, carried by 20 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsOwerri, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 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

● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tulsa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Basingstoke UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Cawston UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 14,400 stories · much more than usual (usually 50%) Rights & justice13% 3,369 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,500 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,479 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Displacement3% 724 stories · less than usual (usually 5%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 638 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 525 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 461 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 killed5,161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,919 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,043 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations353 at about half the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting refugees202 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting abductions152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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