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The day's news pointed at protests in Accra (Ghana), arrests in Rwanda and people affected in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFinland 37 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 14
RegionNorth America 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Ghana

159 of its 613 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 59 of Accra's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories → Accra stories →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

50 of its 133 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 168 of Lebanon's 287 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Luxembourg

19 of its 65 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

66 of its 108 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 66 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

31 of its 124 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Denmark

40 of its 117 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in US (1535 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Cuba (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in UK (132 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about 6 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 26 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 20,129 stories about harm among 105,820 counted on 26 Sep.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Ghana. of the day's 105,820 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the US's news mentioned the hurricane about 4 times as often as usual. Ghana's news was 26% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. On 27 September 2023, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon71 in 100 of its 402 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 1,489 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti61 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 510 Accra Ghana59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 Beirut Lebanon29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Manhattan US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 readThailand: 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 lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: 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 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 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 46 stories, carried by 58 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsPutnam County, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 52 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 20 outletsNapa County, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 68 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 33 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● North Waziristan Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 46 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Putnam County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,288 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,711 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,224 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence14% 2,690 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 883 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 801 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 675 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 526 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 killed4,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,897 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,162 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced417 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions332 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations288 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about one and a half times 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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