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A disaster in Derna, protests in Tehran (Iran) and violence in Jammu drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 72 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 37
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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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Disasters & accidents

Libya

502 of its 560 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Derna accounted for 422 of Libya's 502 stories about harm, carried by 766 outlets. Cholera was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Derna stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

210 of its 350 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 114 of Iran's 210 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. 76 of Tehran's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

140 of its 195 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 140 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Health

Colombia

46 of its 123 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes.

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

Bahrain

24 of its 57 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 15 of Manama's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Health

Vietnam

160 of its 549 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Poisoning was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heatwave. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

35 of its 141 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Kuwait

16 of its 42 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

120 of its 217 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 64 of Afghanistan's 120 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

26 of its 37 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Vietnam (57 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Romania (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Haiti (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); nipah virus in India (151 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plane crash in Sweden (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 19,800 stories about harm among 111,239 counted on 15 Sep.

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For the fifth day running, the news turned to Libya. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 111,239 stories, below the usual 19. A year earlier, on 15 September 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Libya, 90% of the news was about people being harmed, where 70% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya90 in 100 of its 560 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir72 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco66 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan63 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Iran60 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Detroit US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Tehran Iran76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Hollywood US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Wentzville US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57

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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualWisconsin, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 21 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 35 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 28 stories, carried by 26 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 56 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 54 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

● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,147 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice24% 4,611 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,542 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence10% 1,924 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,221 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 937 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 693 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 410 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 killed4,578 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured896 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations119 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada 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 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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