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The news turned to protests in Antananarivo (Madagascar), flooding in the Bahamas and arrests in Ghana. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahamas 50 in 100 of its 140 stories, usually 23
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Madagascar

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Antananarivo accounted for 16 of Madagascar's 18 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. 15 of Antananarivo's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Antananarivo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

70 of its 140 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ghana

120 of its 484 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Covid was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Cuba

84 of its 132 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Havana accounted for 51 of Cuba's 84 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. 38 of Havana's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

132 of its 197 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ladakh accounted for 104 of Kashmir's 132 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 94 of Ladakh's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

13 of its 23 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 3 of Guayaquil's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

130 of its 398 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Typhoon was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Romania

19 of its 127 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 216 of Israel's 704 stories about harm, carried by 584 outlets. 127 of Jerusalem's 216 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (55 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Portugal (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Romania (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Canada (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 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 15,130 stories about harm among 84,034 counted on 26 Sep.

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Madagascar stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 84,034 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Philippines' news, mentions of the typhoon ran about 4 times their usual. On 26 September 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir67 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Cuba64 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Israel62 in 100 of its 1,138 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587 Jerusalem Israel127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Ladakh Kashmir94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Dallas US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 London UK62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 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: 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: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 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: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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: 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 readSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsOhio, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 25 outletsShanghai, China -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsLas Vegas, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 21 outletsBihar, India -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 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

● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Calgary Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Shanghai China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Las Vegas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,990 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,924 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,557 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,118 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 744 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 614 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 545 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 323 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 killed3,348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,552 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured813 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kashmir Stories reporting abductions348 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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