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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), plane crash in Brazil and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 48 in 100 of its 241 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Iran

132 of its 244 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tehran accounted for 77 of Iran's 132 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 53 of Tehran's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

116 of its 241 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (100 stories). Plane crash was named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

69 of its 118 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jammu accounted for 31 of Kashmir's 69 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Vietnam

173 of its 511 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Hanoi accounted for 111 of Vietnam's 173 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake and wildfires.

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

Libya

266 of its 294 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Derna accounted for 229 of Libya's 266 stories about harm, carried by 436 outlets. Poisoning was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera and hunger. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

32 of its 36 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Bamako accounted for 16 of Mali's 32 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Germany

87 of its 373 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 30 of Berlin's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 24 of Sudan's 34 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 13 of Khartoum's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Covid was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Namibia

8 of its 17 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Ukraine (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in Greece (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Russia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Libya (35 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 17 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 10,073 stories about harm among 55,498 counted on 17 Sep.

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It was the eighth day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 55,498 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Brazil's news mentioned plane crash more than ten times as often as usual. On 17 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. In Iran, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 7 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya90 in 100 of its 294 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan68 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir58 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco58 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran54 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Tehran Iran53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Berlin Germany30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 New York US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Hollywood US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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 readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualDaresbury, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsGrand Prairie, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 22 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 28 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 84 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 22 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 34 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

● Daresbury UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Grand Prairie US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Massachusetts US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Anantnag Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 2,840 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 2,215 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,183 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,139 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 529 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 431 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 347 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 183 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 killed2,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,091 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting evacuations63 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and India Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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