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16,569 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Kabul, protests in Havana (Cuba) and people injured in Switzerland. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 84 in 100 of its 231 stories, usually 57
RegionNorth America 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

194 of its 231 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 157 of Afghanistan's 194 stories about harm, carried by 321 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

47 of its 77 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Havana accounted for 25 of Cuba's 47 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 21 of Havana's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Health

Switzerland

48 of its 277 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Cholera was named in 12 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.

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

Iran

230 of its 388 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tehran accounted for 91 of Iran's 230 stories about harm, carried by 169 outlets. 83 of Tehran's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

45 of its 95 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

34 of its 50 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jenin accounted for 19 of Palestine's 34 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Brazil

66 of its 251 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Hurricane was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and respiratory illness.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (2054 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Ireland (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in UK (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in India (11 of its stories, about 4 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 30 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 16,569 stories about harm among 79,065 counted on 30 Sep.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 79,065 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the US's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual. On 30 September 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 21 today. Afghanistan's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 231 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine68 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Burkina Faso61 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba61 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran59 in 100 of its 388 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 553 Tehran Iran83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Moscow Russia39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134

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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualBaramulla, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 16 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 26 stories, carried by 25 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsBasij, Iran -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- food & livelihood: 32 stories, carried by 59 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

● Baramulla Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Grand Rapids US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Canberra Australia 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 →

Health33% 5,478 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Disasters & accidents22% 3,606 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice18% 3,013 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence10% 1,698 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,098 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 659 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 618 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 212 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 killed3,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,537 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about three times the usual rate · most about India and the US

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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