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48,411 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Rabat (Morocco), violence in Sanaa and livelihoods in Buenos Aires. Morocco's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 57 in 100 of its 391 stories, usually 22
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Protests & strikes

Morocco

224 of its 391 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 57 of Rabat's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (133 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 175 of Yemen's 263 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Cholera was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

1,055 of its 1,975 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (106 stories). Landslides were named in 169 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

India

389 of Bhopal's 687 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Ebola was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Taiwan

179 of its 402 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (124 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bosnia

37 of its 46 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Algeria

73 of its 154 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

325 of its 540 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Caracas accounted for 285 of Venezuela's 325 stories about harm, carried by 178 outlets. 268 of Caracas' 285 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

127 of its 193 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Yangon accounted for 99 of Myanmar's 127 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 78 of Yangon's 99 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in China (164 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Mexico (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Egypt (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Singapore (19 of its stories, more than ten 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 31 Oct. 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 48,411 stories about harm among 248,307 counted on 31 Oct.

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China's news mentioned gas explosion more than ten times as often as usual. Morocco's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 248,307 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic85 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 1,117 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq71 in 100 of its 1,745 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 473 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan476 stories about protests or strikes, of its 881 Bhopal India389 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Seoul South Korea330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Caracas Venezuela268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Washington US251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1619

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 lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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: 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 readPanama: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: 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 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 lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualBahawalnagar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 84 stories, carried by 58 outletsAlaska, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBir el-Abd, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 69 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 175 stories, carried by 146 outletsAccra, Ghana -- food & livelihood: 40 stories, carried by 18 outletsTaipei, Taiwan -- rights & justice: 148 stories, carried by 135 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bahawalnagar Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Georgia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 84 stories ● Alaska US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Bir el-Abd Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 50 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 175 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 14,050 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence22% 10,296 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,274 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 5,956 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,209 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,909 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,529 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,177 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 killed15,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,488 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,417 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced745 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions635 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations493 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people falling ill41 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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