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8,717 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at heavy rain in Nepal, protests in Tehran (Iran) and violence in Batken. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 86 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 42
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

29 of its 51 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Achham accounted for 22 of Nepal's 29 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Achham stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

75 of its 155 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 53 of Iran's 75 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 39 of Tehran's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

52 of its 101 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Batken accounted for 36 of Kyrgyzstan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Kyrgyzstan over 30 days → its stories → Batken stories →
Rights & justice

Ukraine

237 of its 530 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Syria

80 of its 109 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Damascus accounted for 68 of Syria's 80 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

86 of its 419 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge, storms and heatwave. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

47 of its 97 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Yerevan accounted for 31 of Armenia's 47 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

29 of its 69 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tigray accounted for 15 of Ethiopia's 19 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

61 of its 71 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Taiwan (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Puerto Rico (14 of its stories, about 6 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 17 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 8,717 stories about harm among 42,537 counted on 17 Sep.

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In Taiwan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 42,537 stories, as usual. Nepal's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. A year earlier, on 17 September 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico86 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria73 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal57 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Kyrgyzstan51 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia48 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Tehran Iran39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Belgrade 21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 21 Moscow Russia18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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): 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualWoodland Hills, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 26 outletsShanghai, China -- health: 19 stories, carried by 31 outletsMontana, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsNadda, India -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsYerevan, Armenia -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 71 outletsMontreal, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 25 stories, carried by 19 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

● Woodland Hills US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories ● Shanghai China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Nadda India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Yerevan Armenia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,846 stories · less than usual (usually 37%) Rights & justice24% 2,044 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,302 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,071 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 464 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 427 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 318 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 151 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 killed2,213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests893 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected813 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured529 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees115 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations65 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.

● Angera little more than 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.