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15,843 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Ndjamena (Chad), people injured in Sudan and people killed in Malawi. Chad's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChad 68 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Chad

42 of its 62 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Ndjamena accounted for 36 of Chad's 42 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. 22 of Ndjamena's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 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.

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

32 of its 43 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Malawi

23 of its 49 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Myanmar

39 of its 48 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 11 of Yangon's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

375 of its 1,059 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 46 of Lagos' 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Cholera was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

53 of its 94 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tigray accounted for 42 of Ethiopia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

Nablus accounted for 38 of Palestine's 58 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. 22 of Nablus' 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 109 of Iran's 192 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 84 of Tehran's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Cameroon

20 of its 27 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Nigeria (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (21 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); bridge collapse in US (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 15,843 stories about harm among 84,833 counted on 20 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 22 January 2020. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 84,833 stories, below the usual 21. Chad's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. In Nigeria's news, mentions of the cholera ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 20 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Chad68 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia56 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478 Tehran Iran84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 Los Angeles US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Lagos Nigeria46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85

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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 17 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsMexico City, Mexico -- health: 12 stories, carried by 19 outletsNevada, US -- food & livelihood: 15 stories, carried by 26 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 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

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Mexico City Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Nevada US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 15 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,976 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice23% 3,531 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,013 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence9% 1,429 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,191 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 663 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 544 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 276 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 killed3,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured662 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced175 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations72 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little less than 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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