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24,788 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Skalabotnur (Faroe Islands), violence in Kabul and road crashes in Monaco. the Faroe Islands' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMonaco 91 in 100 of its 69 stories, usually 10
RegionEurope 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 464 of Afghanistan's 717 stories about harm, carried by 672 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Drought was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger and measles. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Monaco

63 of its 69 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Road crashes were named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Syria

79 of its 109 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 18 of Damascus' 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

22 of its 31 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

33 of its 60 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 25 of Haiti's 46 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sudan

30 of its 43 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Ebola was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Myanmar (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); ebola in Sierra Leone (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in UK (167 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in China (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 24,788 stories about harm among 88,359 counted on 14 Sep.

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Faroe Islands stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 28 in every 100 of the day's 88,359 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Monaco's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 14 September 2020, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Monaco91 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 10 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria72 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Vietnam60 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Trinidad & Tobago58 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 1,234 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 929 Kabul Afghanistan70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Toronto Canada42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Boise US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

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: 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: 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: 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJapan: 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 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: 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 readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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 readTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualOklahoma, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 28 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 31 stories, carried by 36 outletsOslo, Norway -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 22 stories, carried by 12 outletsWest Yorkshire, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 33 outletsPortlaoise, Ireland -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 51 stories, carried by 74 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Pulwama Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Oslo Norway about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Auckland New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 14,410 stories · much more than usual (usually 50%) Rights & justice14% 3,441 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,633 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,921 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 562 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 542 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services2% 481 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 killed4,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,556 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests1,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured990 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations269 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting refugees215 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people displaced157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about a third 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.

● Angera little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.