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Most of the day's attention went to the typhoon in Vietnam, protests in Amizmiz (Morocco) and violence in Froun. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 58 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

103 of its 178 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Hanoi accounted for 64 of Vietnam's 103 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Typhoon was named in 100 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides, flooding and power cuts.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

25 of its 44 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 5 of Amizmiz's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Amizmiz stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

33 of its 49 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Froun accounted for 25 of Lebanon's 33 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Froun stories →
Health

Sudan

45 of its 58 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Port Sudan accounted for 18 of Sudan's 45 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

489 of its 654 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. 60 of Tel Aviv's 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). 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.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

117 of its 165 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 101 of Venezuela's 117 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Health

Philippines

205 of its 460 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Philippine accounted for 141 of the Philippines' 205 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

India

82 of Kolkata's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (124 stories). Building collapse was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

60 of its 124 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Côte d’Ivoire

8 of its 10 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (18 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in Brazil (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in India (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Canada (12 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 8 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 9,427 stories about harm among 49,975 counted on 8 Sep.

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Vietnam's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 49,975 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Vietnam for the second day running. A year earlier, on 9 September 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 3 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 →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Israel75 in 100 of its 654 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela71 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Palestine70 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Vietnam58 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kolkata India82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Tel Aviv Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Islamabad Pakistan41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Washington US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Gaza Palestine27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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 readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: 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 readPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualKatsina, Nigeria -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsLos Alamos, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 44 outletsSomnath, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 64 stories, carried by 149 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 12 outletsUtah, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsAlgiers, Algeria -- food & livelihood: 14 stories, carried by 37 outletsSao Paulo, Brazil -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 30 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

● Katsina Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Los Alamos US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Somnath Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 64 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,464 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,127 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,677 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,450 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 575 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 348 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 317 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 241 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 killed2,759 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,054 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests947 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees136 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan

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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