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15,049 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Batken and tropical storm in Guadeloupe drew the news. Ethiopia's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKyrgyzstan 54 in 100 of its 134 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 40 of Iran's 60 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 23 of Tehran's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Armenia

100 of its 222 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Yerevan accounted for 54 of Armenia's 100 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

59 of its 122 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Beirut accounted for 53 of Lebanon's 59 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 34 of Beirut's 53 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

115 of its 453 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (62 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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Health

UK

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Avalanche was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

35 of its 51 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Ukraine

376 of its 819 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Puerto Rico (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Italy (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 7 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 16 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 15,049 stories about harm among 76,660 counted on 16 Sep.

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Mentions of tropical storm ran about 7 times their usual in Guadeloupe's news. of the day's 76,660 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. A year earlier, on 16 September 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Iran's news was 33% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Kyrgyzstan54 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan53 in 100 of its 669 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia51 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 49 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346 Beirut Lebanon34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Hollywood US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Tehran Iran23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

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 readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: 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 lessTaiwan: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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 readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: 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 usualLifeng, China -- health: 11 stories, carried by 21 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 22 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 25 stories, carried by 36 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 15 stories, carried by 29 outletsBlythburgh, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 103 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 42 stories, carried by 112 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 25 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

● Lifeng China about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Indiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,681 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,346 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,985 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence10% 1,546 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 991 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 633 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 451 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 245 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 killed3,416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured703 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations74 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Kyrgyzstan Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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