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19,955 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Mastung, a disaster in Derna and rights and justice in Pyongyang. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 59 in 100 of its 912 stories, usually 30
RegionSouth Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

539 of its 912 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Mastung accounted for 216 of Pakistan's 539 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (307 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Mastung stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

Derna accounted for 32 of Libya's 60 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Derna stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Niger

32 of its 37 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Netherlands

127 of its 377 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Tunisia

26 of its 60 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

70 of its 234 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 20 of Somalia's 32 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Armenia

111 of its 198 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Vietnam (82 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Sudan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Niger (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Greece (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 19,955 stories about harm among 109,914 counted on 29 Sep.

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Mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual in Vietnam's news. of the day's 109,914 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Pakistan stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 29 September 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya74 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 81 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia64 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan60 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan59 in 100 of its 912 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia56 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 35 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 723 Bengaluru India69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 San Francisco US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 Hollywood US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualZhob, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 44 outletsColorado, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 35 stories, carried by 21 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsKano, Nigeria -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 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

● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Zhob Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,975 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,115 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,792 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 2,491 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,050 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 994 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 770 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 435 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 killed4,905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,973 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations90 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill24 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 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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