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8,181 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Buenos Aires, violence in Moscow and people displaced in Pakistan drew the news. Russia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 53 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Argentina

33 of its 62 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Buenos Aires accounted for 19 of Argentina's 33 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with respiratory illness and hantavirus.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 104 of Russia's 185 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

416 of its 723 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Wildfires were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Ireland

121 of its 470 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Malaysia

59 of its 198 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

India

788 of its 2,547 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Road crashes were named in 117 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Italy

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

15 of its 15 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Hurricane was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Czechia

15 of its 39 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 13 of Prague's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Puerto Rico (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Japan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Italy (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Bangladesh (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 8,181 stories about harm among 35,883 counted on 4 Sep.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Argentina. of the day's 35,883 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. A year earlier, on 4 September 2021, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Argentina's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. This week the news turned most often to Pakistan, on 7 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine71 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Pakistan58 in 100 of its 723 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Argentina53 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Israel48 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Delhi India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Chicago US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Jerusalem Israel18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBerlin, Germany -- food & livelihood: 32 stories, carried by 47 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 111 outletsPortland, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 142 outletsHerat, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 24 outletsBristol, UK -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 27 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

● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Berlin Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 32 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Portland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Herat Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,561 stories · much less than usual (usually 37%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,640 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice19% 1,570 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 976 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 514 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 382 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 243 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 199 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 killed2,067 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected913 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting arrests778 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured630 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations138 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people displaced121 at about twice the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees85 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Argentina

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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