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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), the typhoon in the Philippines and road crashes in Palestine. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIran 74 in 100 of its 311 stories, usually 46
RegionSoutheast Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

231 of its 311 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tehran accounted for 144 of Iran's 231 stories about harm, carried by 350 outlets. 129 of Tehran's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Philippines

231 of its 446 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Philippine accounted for 110 of the Philippines' 231 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Typhoon was named in 160 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides and earthquake.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

39 of its 50 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Nablus accounted for 34 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Japan

79 of its 422 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Russia

268 of its 712 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 159 of Russia's 268 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. 108 of Moscow's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

117 of its 248 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

33 of its 78 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 9 of Bangkok's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

285 of its 882 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Building collapse was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 17 of Somalia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 31 of Afghanistan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Canada (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in India (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in US (20 of its stories, about three 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 25 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 7,720 stories about harm among 36,869 counted on 25 Sep.

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It was the tenth day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 36,869 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the Philippines' news mentioned the typhoon about 10 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 25 September 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. In Iran, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 7 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine78 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran74 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Cuba57 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Philippines52 in 100 of its 446 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir51 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Moscow Russia108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Pune India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 16 Rishikesh India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 29

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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: 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 readOman: 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 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSpain: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 24 outletsWindrush, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsQuinnipiac, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 37 outletsCambridge, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 16 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 32 stories, carried by 31 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 41 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

● Accra Ghana about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Windrush UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Quinnipiac US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,153 stories · much less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice22% 1,698 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 1,642 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence14% 1,035 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 364 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 324 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 271 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 139 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 killed1,918 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests917 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people affected775 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured435 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations116 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the UK Stories reporting people displaced103 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions77 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees67 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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