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18,173 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), rights and justice in Santiago and storm surge in Mexico. Haiti's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 55 in 100 of its 107 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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 →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 9 of Port-au-Prince's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Rights & justice

Chile

59 of its 107 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Santiago accounted for 48 of Chile's 59 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories).

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

141 of its 345 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Idalia accounted for 80 of Mexico's 141 stories about harm, carried by 387 outlets. Storm surge was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, landslides and tornadoes.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Idalia stories →
Health

Vietnam

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). HIV was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hepatitis and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Greece

141 of its 344 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and earthquake.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Romania

43 of its 151 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Bucharest accounted for 38 of Romania's 43 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Plane crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Botswana

20 of its 40 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tajikistan

13 of its 19 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

Denmark

57 of its 139 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Cuba (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Botswana (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Greece (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 28 Aug. 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 18,173 stories about harm among 92,979 counted on 28 Aug.

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In Mexico's news, mentions of storm surge ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 92,979 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Haiti. On 28 August 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today. Haiti stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Syria55 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Chile55 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 597 Moscow Russia61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Islamabad Pakistan45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Hollywood US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Manhattan US27 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 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 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualGaborone, Botswana -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsVermont, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsPort Harcourt, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 14 outletsSonoma, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsClonmel, Ireland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 37 stories, carried by 38 outletsSweida, Syria -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 18 outletsCalgary, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 28 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

● Gaborone Botswana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Port Harcourt Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Sonoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,942 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 4,300 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice23% 4,203 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,657 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,034 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 646 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 645 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 460 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 killed4,547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,799 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,028 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations254 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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