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20,483 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Alberto Fujimori, a disaster in Hanoi and violence in Jerusalem. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPeru 58 in 100 of its 164 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 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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Rights & justice

Peru

95 of its 164 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Alberto Fujimori accounted for 42 of Peru's 95 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Alberto Fujimori stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

160 of its 299 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Hanoi accounted for 87 of Vietnam's 160 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 147 of Israel's 522 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Belgium

32 of its 121 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks and food poisoning. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Nigeria

522 of its 1,491 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Flooding was named in 109 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cholera and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

289 of its 362 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Gaza accounted for 226 of Palestine's 289 stories about harm, carried by 364 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 125 of the Philippines' 198 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

22 of its 31 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Landslides were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and earthquake.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

53 of its 72 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Belarus

16 of its 46 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Greenland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (109 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Brazil (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Thailand (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (27 of its stories, about 4 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 12 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 20,483 stories about harm among 110,290 counted on 12 Sep.

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In Peru, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 110,290 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Greenland's news. A year earlier, on 13 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 →

Palestine80 in 100 of its 362 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria74 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 820 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Peru58 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Sudan55 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Kolkata India80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Jerusalem Israel50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Gaza Palestine38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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 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 readKazakhstan: 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 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: 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 lessGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualVienna, Austria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 33 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 43 outletsShiroro, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 90 stories, carried by 43 outletsTexas Department of Public Safety, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 24 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Vienna Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Xinjiang China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Shiroro Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Kentucky 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 →

Health29% 5,885 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,695 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,712 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,568 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 972 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 931 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 791 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 537 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 killed5,063 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions348 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees244 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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