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10,823 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Algiers, volcanic eruption in Spain and rights and justice in Jenin. Algeria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 47 in 100 of its 290 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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

Algeria

34 of its 54 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Algiers accounted for 27 of Algeria's 34 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

137 of its 290 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

102 of its 188 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Mexico City accounted for 66 of Mexico's 102 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

24 of its 56 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 10 of Kyiv's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

192 of its 330 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

137 of its 323 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 194 of Afghanistan's 298 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Covid was named in 38 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

14 of its 18 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Hurricane was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Haiti (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Puerto Rico (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Afghanistan (38 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in India (13 of its stories, about 4 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 19 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 10,823 stories about harm among 38,390 counted on 19 Sep.

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In Spain's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 38,390 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Algeria. On 19 September 2020, a year earlier, the share was 29 in every 100, against 28 today. Algeria stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine81 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Haiti69 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Algeria63 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Israel58 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 518 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 444 Kremlin Russia51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Kabul Afghanistan49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Melbourne Australia29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162

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: 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 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: 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 lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualCambridge, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 110 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 34 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 85 outletsMissouri, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 42 stories, carried by 15 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 18 stories, carried by 11 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

● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Massachusetts US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 5,755 stories · about as usual Rights & justice15% 1,570 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,236 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,157 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 338 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 236 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 203 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services2% 182 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 killed2,551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests922 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations129 at about half the usual rate · most about Spain and the US Stories reporting abductions93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the UK Stories reporting refugees85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ireland and India

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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