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15,214 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Bratislava and illness in Port-au-Prince drew the news. Slovakia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalta 48 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 20
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Israel

120 of its 282 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 71 of Israel's 120 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 39 of Jerusalem's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Slovakia

18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bratislava accounted for 18 of Slovakia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Bratislava stories →
Health

Haiti

61 of its 79 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 41 of Haiti's 61 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

329 of its 1,392 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Flooding was named in 108 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and drought.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Malta

46 of its 95 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

26 of its 39 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

29 of its 40 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

Jenin accounted for 38 of Palestine's 59 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 20 of Jenin's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 80 of Iran's 176 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 69 of Tehran's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Power cuts were named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (63 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 5 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 14 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 15,214 stories about harm among 76,783 counted on 14 Oct.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 76,783 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Australia's news. On 14 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today. Israel stood out: 43% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti77 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Iran69 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Palestine67 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia56 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 481 Tehran Iran69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Los Angeles US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Beijing China52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualGlenalmond, UK -- disasters & accidents: 38 stories, carried by 37 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsMalvern, UK -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsMontana, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 22 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsAllentown, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 10 stories, carried by 114 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

● Glenalmond UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 38 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Malvern UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 5,290 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,655 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,032 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence10% 1,532 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,099 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 669 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 484 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 290 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 killed3,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions88 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about three 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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