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17,731 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Kathmandu (Nepal), violence in Doha and flooding in Indonesia. Qatar's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 46 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 14
RegionNorth America 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Nepal

345 of its 563 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kathmandu accounted for 283 of Nepal's 345 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. 253 of Kathmandu's 283 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

198 of its 438 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Doha accounted for 189 of Qatar's 198 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

128 of its 268 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

44 of its 55 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 39 of Yemen's 44 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Korea

150 of its 392 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Seoul accounted for 106 of South Korea's 150 stories about harm, carried by 273 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (112 stories).

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

33 of its 49 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lithuania

17 of its 44 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

113 of its 332 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

15 of its 31 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 5 of Tunis' 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Egypt (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in Australia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in India (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 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 17,731 stories about harm among 89,651 counted on 11 Sep.

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The news turned to Nepal for the fourth day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 89,651 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On 11 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today. Nepal stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen80 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 919 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal61 in 100 of its 563 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Utah Valley US658 stories about protests or strikes, of its 806 Washington US318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 876 Kathmandu Nepal253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Utah US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Salt Lake City US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSweden: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualCalgary, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbbotsford, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 29 outletsOhio, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 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

● Calgary Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Abbotsford Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Brussels Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 5,145 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health24% 4,116 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence20% 3,568 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,244 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 767 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 731 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 556 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 336 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 killed4,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,425 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions247 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations131 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees98 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Poland Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy

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 softer than 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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