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12,190 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the earthquake in Indonesia, protests in Beirut (Lebanon) and violence in Kongsberg. Norway's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 70 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

92 of its 132 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bali accounted for 48 of Indonesia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, drownings and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bali stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

62 of its 100 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 58 of Lebanon's 62 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 40 of Beirut's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

34 of its 72 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kongsberg accounted for 29 of Norway's 34 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

116 of its 164 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Noakhali accounted for 42 of Bangladesh's 116 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

127 of its 171 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jammu accounted for 45 of Kashmir's 127 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

306 of its 455 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Kabul accounted for 184 of Afghanistan's 306 stories about harm, carried by 478 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

France

30 of Paris' 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Brunei

21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Barbados

24 of its 41 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Brunei (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in France (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in India (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in US (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 12,190 stories about harm among 47,445 counted on 16 Oct.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 47,445 stories, as usual. Indonesia's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir74 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh71 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia70 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 455 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon62 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 Delhi India43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Chicago US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Beirut Lebanon40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Paris France30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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 lessRussia: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: 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 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: 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: 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 usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsMinneapolis, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 34 outletsWirral, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 28 stories, carried by 21 outletsTullamore, Ireland -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsEssex, UK -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 24 outletsMontreal, Canada -- food & livelihood: 15 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

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

Warmest events

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Minneapolis US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Wirral UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Tullamore Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 6,225 stories · much less than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice17% 2,104 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,500 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,027 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 410 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 330 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 267 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 186 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 killed3,121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests928 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected823 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured776 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions55 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Spain Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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.