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Most of the day's attention went to road crashes in Kashmir, building collapse in Jordan and protests in Jenin (Palestine). Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 50 in 100 of its 254 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

59 of its 117 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jammu accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 59 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jordan

42 of its 121 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Amman accounted for 29 of Jordan's 42 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

54 of its 74 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jenin accounted for 29 of Palestine's 54 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. 15 of Jenin's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Health

Guatemala

20 of its 34 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Armenia

127 of its 254 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Yerevan accounted for 61 of Armenia's 127 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 31 of Lebanon's 36 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. 17 of Beirut's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Road crashes were named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

44 of its 64 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tropical storm was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, landslides and heavy rain.

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Health

Switzerland

47 of its 335 stories (14%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Puerto Rico (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Lebanon (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Ukraine (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (35 of its stories, about three 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 15 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 16,314 stories about harm among 83,614 counted on 15 Sep.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 23 January 2020. A year earlier, on 15 September 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Kashmir, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 83,614 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine73 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Puerto Rico69 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan52 in 100 of its 684 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria51 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 684 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 364 Chicago US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Boston US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Manhattan US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessTaiwan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: 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 readJammu & Kashmir: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUvalde, US -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 28 outletsConnecticut, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 26 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsFalah, Israel -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsAthens, Greece -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsYerevan, Armenia -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 141 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 30 stories, carried by 23 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

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Uvalde US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Falah Israel about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Athens Greece about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 6,209 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,561 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents12% 1,962 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 1,714 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,185 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 719 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 504 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 267 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 killed3,611 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,532 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured697 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine

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 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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