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16,159 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), rights and justice in Latacunga and power cuts in Bangladesh. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 54 in 100 of its 258 stories, usually 37
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as 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 327 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tehran accounted for 136 of Iran's 231 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. 115 of Tehran's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Ecuador

25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Latacunga accounted for 18 of Ecuador's 25 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Latacunga stories →
Shelter & services

Bangladesh

139 of its 258 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 73 of Bangladesh's 139 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Jordan

34 of its 103 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Haiti

28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 20 of Haiti's 28 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 13 of Port-au-Prince's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Cholera was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

52 of its 60 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 22 of Somalia's 52 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 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.

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

14 of its 47 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Germany

8 of Neanderthal's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Liberia

22 of its 58 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Switzerland

44 of its 269 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Thailand (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Mexico (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in India (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (15 of its stories, about three 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 4 Oct. 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 16,159 stories about harm among 80,131 counted on 4 Oct.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 80,131 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 4 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia87 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iran71 in 100 of its 327 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh54 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 37 · mostly shelter & services Puerto Rico53 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Tehran Iran115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Moscow Russia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Boston US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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 lessCape 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 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: 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 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 readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualIllinois, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 19 outletsChennai, India -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBerlin, Germany -- health: 14 stories, carried by 37 outletsNeanderthal, Germany -- health: 14 stories, carried by 26 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 48 stories, carried by 77 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 21 stories, carried by 27 outletsDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 16 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

● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Chennai India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories ● Berlin Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Neanderthal Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 5,621 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,581 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,625 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,543 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 979 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 675 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 636 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 298 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 killed3,764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees221 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations94 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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 about as 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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