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15,720 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Djibo, refugees in Pakistan and people injured in South Sudan. Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBermuda 48 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 20
RegionCentral Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Burkina Faso

33 of its 39 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Djibo accounted for 19 of Burkina Faso's 33 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Djibo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

411 of its 739 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

19 of its 21 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Canada

579 of its 1,778 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (226 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

South Korea

139 of its 383 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Flooding was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cyclone.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

32 of its 39 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

504 of its 1,501 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Earthquake was named in 175 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

13 of its 41 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Minsk's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 31 of Somalia's 57 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Hunger was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

28 of its 58 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hurricane was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Somalia (54 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Bermuda (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in China (175 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Korea (54 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 15,720 stories about harm among 74,256 counted on 6 Sep.

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Somalia's news mentioned the hunger about 5 times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 74,256 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 6 September 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Burkina Faso stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 58%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia78 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 77 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine63 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan56 in 100 of its 739 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia55 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Jerusalem Israel29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Balmoral UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Chicago US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147

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: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: 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 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 readTanzania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessJamaica: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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 readArgentina: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGibraltar: warmth about its own usualSylhet, Bangladesh -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 43 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 29 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 19 outletsAbyan, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 82 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsCairo, Egypt -- health: 16 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

● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sylhet Bangladesh about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Abyan Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,898 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,795 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,756 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,469 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,148 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 690 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 508 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 270 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 killed3,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,092 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced180 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting abductions155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees143 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 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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