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16,775 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Machu Picchu (Peru), violence in Tillaberi and flooding in Malaysia. Niger's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBermuda 55 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia 12 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
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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Protests & strikes

Peru

23 of its 54 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Machu Picchu accounted for 20 of Peru's 23 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 19 of Machu Picchu's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Machu Picchu stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

16 of its 17 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tillaberi accounted for 12 of Niger's 16 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. 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.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Tillaberi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

93 of its 306 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.

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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 185 of Palestine's 203 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Health

Sweden

48 of its 144 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Brazil

77 of its 237 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Health

Laos

7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

17 of its 58 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in New Zealand (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in India (40 of its stories, about 8 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 17 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 16,775 stories about harm among 89,889 counted on 17 Sep.

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Russia's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 89,889 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Peru, 43% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. A year earlier, on 17 September 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel58 in 100 of its 1,110 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda55 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela51 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Peru43 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 23 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 901 London UK187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445 Utah County US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Hollywood US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281 Utah US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88

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: 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: 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 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: 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 lessTaiwan: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessPalestine: 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: 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 lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readFrance: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualBurlington, US -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 26 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 26 outletsBoise, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 26 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsAmritsar, India -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 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

● Burlington US about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Boise US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Waterloo Canada 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 →

Health28% 4,599 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice27% 4,450 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,426 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence14% 2,342 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 814 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 795 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 661 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 359 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 killed3,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,618 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured736 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions239 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Peru Stories reporting refugees108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Libya Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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