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20,081 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Beirut, protests in Aynalem (Ethiopia) and a disaster in Budapest. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLebanon 86 in 100 of its 930 stories, usually 53
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
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

Lebanon

799 of its 930 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Beirut accounted for 565 of Lebanon's 799 stories about harm, carried by 827 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (601 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

38 of its 79 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 5 of Aynalem's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Aynalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hungary

57 of its 144 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Budapest accounted for 46 of Hungary's 57 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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

Mali

27 of its 37 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Bamako accounted for 23 of Mali's 27 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Taiwan

67 of its 209 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Taipei accounted for 51 of Taiwan's 67 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

67 of its 156 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (27 stories). Wildfires were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

39 of its 49 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

101 of its 200 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Myanmar (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Russia (37 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); natural hazards in Vietnam (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Thailand (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 18 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 20,081 stories about harm among 107,318 counted on 18 Sep.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Lebanon. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 107,318 stories, as usual. Lebanon's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 53%. A year earlier, on 19 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 →

Lebanon86 in 100 of its 930 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,466 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iran50 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Kolkata India67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Miami US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualArauca, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNew Mexico, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 39 outletsWrexham, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsNutzen, Germany -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 20 stories, carried by 25 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

● Arauca Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Nebraska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 14 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Wrexham 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 →

Health28% 5,491 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,860 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 3,380 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,879 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 974 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 904 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 673 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 489 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 killed5,334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,054 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Israel Stories reporting arrests2,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced373 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions329 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Spain

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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