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12,425 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the earthquake in Afghanistan, livelihoods in Moscow and deaths in Saskatchewan. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPortugal 50 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 30 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

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

168 of its 207 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 141 of Afghanistan's 168 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Earthquake was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Food & livelihood

Russia

372 of its 1,113 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 192 of Russia's 372 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 22 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.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Canada

459 of its 1,156 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Saskatchewan accounted for 185 of Canada's 459 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (257 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Saskatchewan stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

473 of its 1,397 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (42 stories). Earthquake was named in 167 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Pakistan

414 of its 722 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Malaria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 25 of Somalia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Drought was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger and cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Argentina

29 of its 62 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Health

Zimbabwe

45 of its 121 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Measles was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

13 of its 38 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 7 of Minsk's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

5 of Uppsala's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Somalia (50 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in South Korea (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Portugal (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Argentina (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); measles in Zimbabwe (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 12,425 stories about harm among 56,084 counted on 5 Sep.

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Of the day's 56,084 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 5 September 2021, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 77 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine68 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan57 in 100 of its 722 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Portugal50 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 17 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Moscow Russia27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Jerusalem Israel18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: 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 readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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: 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: 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 readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBalmoral Castle, UK -- food & livelihood: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 20 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsOrlando, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 83 outletsSunak, India -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsMaastricht, Netherlands -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 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

● Balmoral Castle UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 12 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Orlando US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Sunak India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 4,139 stories · less than usual (usually 37%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,455 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice16% 1,959 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence12% 1,413 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,030 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 702 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 369 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 209 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 killed3,365 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people affected1,243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,184 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting arrests1,013 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced150 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Somalia Stories reporting evacuations124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about the usual rate

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.