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54,587 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), evacuations in Italy and people injured in Oman. Oman's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 72 in 100 of its 475 stories, usually 39
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Pakistan

1,592 of its 2,879 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 385 of Islamabad's 603 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Extreme cold was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

800 of its 1,749 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Tsunami was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Oman

77 of its 218 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Denmark

194 of its 408 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

343 of its 475 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Caracas accounted for 279 of Venezuela's 343 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. 245 of Caracas' 279 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (227 stories).

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

582 of its 1,524 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Seoul accounted for 499 of South Korea's 582 stories about harm, carried by 425 outlets. 462 of Seoul's 499 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

132 of its 323 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 38 of Rabat's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

389 of its 734 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Ramallah accounted for 312 of Palestine's 389 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. 199 of Ramallah's 312 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (92 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

122 of its 244 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Mount Everest accounted for 93 of Nepal's 122 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Extreme cold was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Rights & justice

Honduras

41 of its 53 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Nepal (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in China (424 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Egypt (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in Honduras (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Nov. 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 54,587 stories about harm among 272,627 counted on 1 Nov.

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Mentions of extreme cold ran more than ten times their usual in Nepal's news. of the day's 272,627 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Pakistan stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. Over October, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq80 in 100 of its 1,953 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras77 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan77 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 60 · mostly displacement Venezuela72 in 100 of its 475 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea462 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499 Bhopal India427 stories about protests or strikes, of its 614 Islamabad Pakistan385 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 Philadelphia US327 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Morton County US306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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 readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 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 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: 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: 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 lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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 readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualGibraltar: warmth about its own usualSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 42 outletsLumberton, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 65 stories, carried by 76 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 65 stories, carried by 64 outletsMunich, Germany -- displacement: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsTaipei, Taiwan -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsHaryana, India -- shelter & services: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsNuer, South Sudan -- displacement: 72 stories, carried by 66 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 ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sanaa Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 43 stories ● Lumberton US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 65 stories ● Georgia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 65 stories ● Munich Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 15,876 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence20% 10,547 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health19% 10,345 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,342 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 4,434 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement4% 1,900 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,678 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,154 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 killed16,393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,502 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions522 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations456 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people falling ill33 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.