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Protests in Tel Aviv (Israel), the typhoon in Taiwan and a disaster in Johannesburg drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 52 in 100 of its 145 stories, usually 14
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Israel

204 of its 454 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tel Aviv accounted for 164 of Israel's 204 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. 132 of Tel Aviv's 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (35 stories). Power cuts were named in 25 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.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

76 of its 145 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Taipei accounted for 29 of Taiwan's 76 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Typhoon was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and landslides.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

162 of its 480 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Johannesburg accounted for 86 of South Africa's 162 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Johannesburg stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

202 of its 535 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Iraq

78 of its 119 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kirkuk accounted for 59 of Iraq's 78 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 54 of Kirkuk's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cyprus

33 of its 73 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Limassol accounted for 22 of Cyprus' 33 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 17 of Limassol's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

40 of its 111 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 13 of Stockholm's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

26 of its 87 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

6 of its 6 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Kenya (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in India (71 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in China (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 5 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 3 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 9,313 stories about harm among 48,589 counted on 3 Sep.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 48,589 stories, as usual. Mentions of the typhoon ran about 4 times their usual in Taiwan's news. On 3 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Israel stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. This week the news turned most often to South Africa, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq66 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan52 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 14 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Kirkuk Iraq54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Washington US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Reno US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Jalna India19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 19

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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 readMoldova: 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 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualBasingstoke, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsChatham, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 25 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 24 outletsKirkuk, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 59 stories, carried by 83 outletsNew Hampshire, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsToronto, Canada -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 25 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 21 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

● Basingstoke UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Chatham US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Kirkuk Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 59 stories ● New Hampshire US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,366 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice23% 2,085 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 1,978 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,170 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 534 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 403 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 349 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 237 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 killed2,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,012 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured867 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Israel Stories reporting evacuations142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions63 at about the usual rate

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 harsher 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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