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51,701 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at illness in Santiago, violence in Kunduz and protests in Rabat (Morocco). Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChile 44 in 100 of its 349 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Chile

153 of its 349 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Santiago accounted for 139 of Chile's 153 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,173 of its 1,334 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kunduz accounted for 885 of Afghanistan's 1,173 stories about harm, carried by 987 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (889 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kunduz stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

98 of its 230 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 34 of Rabat's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Rabat stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

447 of its 876 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jakarta accounted for 302 of Indonesia's 447 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (248 stories). Heavy rain was named in 134 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Libya

256 of its 321 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Drownings were named in 159 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

South Sudan

152 of its 195 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Juba accounted for 110 of South Sudan's 152 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Gabon

13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 11 of Libreville's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

775 of its 1,868 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (161 stories). Drownings were named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

288 of its 644 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 159 of Tehran's 210 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

326 of its 787 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 131 of Bangkok's 163 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (75 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Libya (159 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hepatitis in Denmark (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (110 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in France (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 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 3 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 51,701 stories about harm among 286,877 counted on 3 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 27 April 2016. Mentions of drownings ran about 9 times their usual in Libya's news. In Chile, 44% of the news was about people being harmed, where 19% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 286,877 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan88 in 100 of its 1,334 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq81 in 100 of its 1,858 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan78 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 63 · mostly displacement Syria71 in 100 of its 1,356 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India356 stories about protests or strikes, of its 783 Aleppo Syria266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 705 Morton County US197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Washington US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1342 New Orleans US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218

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 readVenezuela: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessTaiwan: 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 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualGalesburg, US -- health: 30 stories, carried by 34 outletsKunduz Province, Afghanistan -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 18 stories, carried by 48 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsCedar Falls, US -- other: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsDinka, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsMalaca, Philippines -- rights & justice: 47 stories, carried by 11 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan -- conflict & violence: 25 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Galesburg US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Kunduz Province Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 18 stories ● Helsinki Finland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Cedar Falls US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 19 stories ● Dinka South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 15,848 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health20% 10,058 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 9,722 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,743 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,369 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,833 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,634 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,381 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 killed15,705 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,993 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people injured3,966 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees1,271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions622 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people displaced488 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and South Sudan Stories reporting evacuations447 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and France Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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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