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The news turned to a disaster in Hanoi, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and flooding in Nigeria. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 57 in 100 of its 314 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

178 of its 314 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 85 of Vietnam's 178 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kenya

123 of its 375 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 29 of Nairobi's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (58 stories). Power cuts were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

561 of its 1,532 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Flooding was named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain and diphtheria.

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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 137 of Palestine's 234 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Helicopter crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 134 of the Philippines' 212 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Plane crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

23 of its 43 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Health

US

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (131 stories). Storm surge was named in 393 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms and typhoon.

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Protests & strikes

Australia

65 of Melbourne's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Brazil (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Thailand (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storm surge in US (393 of its stories, about 9 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 11 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 20,262 stories about harm among 108,539 counted on 11 Sep.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Vietnam. of the day's 108,539 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Vietnam stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of the drought ran about 6 times their usual in Brazil's news. A year earlier, on 12 September 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine71 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 940 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Vietnam57 in 100 of its 314 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan50 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Venezuela48 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Philadelphia US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Melbourne Australia65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Kolkata India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Springfield US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299

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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: 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 readBrazil: 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: 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: 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 readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJefferson City, US -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 41 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 23 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 29 outletsMontana, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 26 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 31 stories, carried by 80 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsCairo, Egypt -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 26 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jefferson City US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Budapest Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Monash Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,342 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,634 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,516 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,187 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Food & livelihood5% 969 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 968 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 664 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 524 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 killed4,869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions306 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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