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The news turned to protests in Beirut (Lebanon), building collapse in Jordan and people displaced in Armenia. Armenia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMonaco 94 in 100 of its 134 stories, usually 9
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

74 of its 150 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 56 of Lebanon's 74 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. 30 of Beirut's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jordan

51 of its 136 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Amman accounted for 41 of Jordan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

129 of its 273 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Monaco

126 of its 134 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Road crashes were named in 124 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

64 of its 193 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 35 of Ethiopia's 48 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 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.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Islamabad accounted for 125 of Pakistan's 360 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

24 of its 43 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tropical storm was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Monaco (124 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Puerto Rico (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Kashmir (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Syria (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (60 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 16,864 stories about harm among 82,703 counted on 14 Sep.

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In Monaco's news, mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 82,703 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 September 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Lebanon, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Monaco94 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 9 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine62 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan55 in 100 of its 660 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 609 Chicago US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Kolkata India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Los Angeles US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTajikistan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualOklahoma, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 22 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsCreggan, Ireland -- health: 21 stories, carried by 27 outletsJakhau, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 21 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 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

● Kazakhstan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Massachusetts US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Creggan Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 6,194 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,317 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,182 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 1,851 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood9% 1,461 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 809 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 510 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 331 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 killed4,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced119 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Ethiopia Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bulgaria

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 softer than 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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