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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), the tsunami in Taiwan and violence in Batken. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and Taiwan →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 78 in 100 of its 192 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iran

45 of its 105 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 28 of Iran's 45 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 22 of Tehran's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

150 of its 192 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Taipei accounted for 67 of Taiwan's 150 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Tsunami was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment, bridge collapse and building collapse.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Conflict & violence

Kyrgyzstan

53 of its 69 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Batken accounted for 37 of Kyrgyzstan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

214 of its 445 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Hurricane was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Puerto Rico

169 of its 193 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

152 of its 516 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Heavy rain was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave and snowstorms. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

China

211 of its 647 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

28 of its 33 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Cabo Frances Viejo accounted for 17 of the Dominican Republic's 28 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Hurricane was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

114 of its 206 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Yerevan accounted for 61 of Armenia's 114 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

17 of its 24 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 7 of Fort National's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Dominican Republic (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Puerto Rico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in China (15 of its stories, more than ten 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 18 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 7,740 stories about harm among 36,953 counted on 18 Sep.

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Taiwan's news mentioned the tsunami more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 36,953 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Iran. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and Taiwan. A year earlier, on 18 September 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Jordan, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico88 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Taiwan78 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Kyrgyzstan77 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Tehran Iran22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28 Mohali India18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 20 Dhaka Bangladesh15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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 readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: 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: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBalmoral Castle, UK -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsShanghai, China -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsAmman, Jordan -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsDursley, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsDallas, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 36 stories, carried by 35 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 13 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Balmoral Castle UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Shanghai China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Dursley UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Dallas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 2,328 stories · much less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice21% 1,632 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,542 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 880 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 498 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 370 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 256 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 158 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 killed2,159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests681 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured548 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations174 at about three times the usual rate · most about Japan and Taiwan Stories reporting refugees64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced60 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions56 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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.