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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Markowa (Poland), a disaster in Moulay Brahim and rights and justice in Tehran. Poland's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 76 in 100 of its 941 stories, usually 55
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Poland

55 of its 110 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Markowa accounted for 45 of Poland's 55 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 24 of Markowa's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Markowa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

718 of its 941 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Moulay Brahim accounted for 209 of Morocco's 718 stories about harm, carried by 676 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Moulay Brahim stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

74 of its 124 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 49 of Iran's 74 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Türkiye

71 of its 188 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Illness was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Sudan

88 of its 101 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 74 of Sudan's 88 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. 44 of Khartoum's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

26 of its 57 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 12 of Santiago's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

32 of its 70 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 18 of Lebanon's 32 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

UK

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (142 stories). Flooding was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storms and drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 98 of Russia's 149 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

51 of its 167 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Greece (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Puerto Rico (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Ireland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (55 of its stories, about three 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 10 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 10,420 stories about harm among 55,724 counted on 10 Sep.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 55,724 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Poland, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Greece's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. On 10 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Hong Kong, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan87 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco76 in 100 of its 941 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran60 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Syria57 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hollywood US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Khartoum Sudan44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Washington US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Markowa Poland24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: 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 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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: 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): 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: 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: 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 26 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsVancouver, Canada -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 33 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 22 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsChitral, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 23 outletsToronto, Canada -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 48 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,744 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 2,492 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 2,086 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,515 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 522 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 364 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 317 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 194 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 killed3,116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,054 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Morocco and the US Stories reporting arrests1,033 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations65 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US

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
● Griefa little more 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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