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The day's news pointed at protests in Tulkarem (Palestine), a disaster in Seme Podji and violence in Beledweyne. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSomalia 89 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 60
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

102 of its 150 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tulkarem accounted for 59 of Palestine's 102 stories about harm, carried by 369 outlets. 32 of Tulkarem's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Tulkarem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Benin

35 of its 36 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seme Podji accounted for 15 of Benin's 35 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Benin over 30 days → its stories → Seme Podji stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

59 of its 66 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Beledweyne accounted for 31 of Somalia's 59 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Beledweyne stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

215 of its 549 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Train derailment was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Taiwan

38 of its 86 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

41 of its 119 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 9 of Yerevan's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ghana

16 of Accra's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

68 of its 250 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

27 of its 117 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 3 of Amsterdam's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

169 of its 479 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Ireland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Vietnam (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Australia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in US (79 of its stories, about three 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 24 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 9,540 stories about harm among 53,904 counted on 24 Sep.

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In Ireland's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 53,904 stories, as usual. On 24 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. In Palestine, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual. This week the news turned most often to New Zealand, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia89 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine68 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan47 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan44 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Hanoi Vietnam51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Banjska 38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Tulkarem Palestine32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Paris France31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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 readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGusau, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 20 outletsColorado, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 48 outletsSheikhupura, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 58 outletsLampedusa, Italy -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 37 outletsKarabakh, Russia -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 92 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

● Gusau Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Sheikhupura Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,542 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice22% 2,017 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,741 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,507 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 587 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 381 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 351 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 229 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 killed2,461 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured820 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees138 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Australia

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 much 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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