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53,767 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), violence in Amman and people displaced in Juba. Jordan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostJordan 71 in 100 of its 763 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

835 of its 1,349 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jakarta accounted for 693 of Indonesia's 835 stories about harm, carried by 527 outlets. 513 of Jakarta's 693 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (263 stories). Storms were named in 148 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

545 of its 763 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Amman accounted for 349 of Jordan's 545 stories about harm, carried by 407 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (224 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Displacement

South Sudan

Juba accounted for 99 of South Sudan's 133 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

197 of its 453 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Tsunami was named in 150 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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

North Macedonia

112 of its 166 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Skopje accounted for 106 of North Macedonia's 112 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Croatia

65 of its 129 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 54 of Orasje's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

946 of its 1,166 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Aleppo accounted for 666 of Syria's 946 stories about harm, carried by 446 outlets. Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

2,116 of its 2,901 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 546 of Anadolu's 765 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,584 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Poland

227 of its 512 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Warsaw accounted for 198 of Poland's 227 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

634 of its 1,829 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 410 of Seoul's 524 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Thailand (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Haiti (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Cambodia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Vietnam (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Nepal (14 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 18 the day before
26 in 10018 in 1006 Oct13 Oct20 Oct27 Oct4 Nov6 Oct: 22 in 1007 Oct: 23 in 1008 Oct: 24 in 1009 Oct: 26 in 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 21 in 10013 Oct: 21 in 10014 Oct: 20 in 10015 Oct: 23 in 10016 Oct: 22 in 10017 Oct: 21 in 10018 Oct: 20 in 10019 Oct: 20 in 10020 Oct: 19 in 10021 Oct: 20 in 10022 Oct: 22 in 10023 Oct: 21 in 10024 Oct: 21 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 20 in 10027 Oct: 19 in 10028 Oct: 20 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 19 in 1001 Nov: 20 in 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 18 in 1004 Nov: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 53,767 stories about harm among 271,112 counted on 4 Nov.

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Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Chile's news. of the day's 271,112 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. the news turned to Indonesia for the second day running. Indonesia's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria81 in 100 of its 1,166 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 640 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye73 in 100 of its 2,901 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Jordan71 in 100 of its 763 stories · usually 18 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar70 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Anadolu Türkiye546 stories about protests or strikes, of its 765 Jakarta Indonesia513 stories about protests or strikes, of its 693 Seoul South Korea410 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Aleppo Syria317 stories about protests or strikes, of its 666 Washington US289 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1601

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about 5 times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Norway few stories about 5 times as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 489 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 946 stories about harm ● Jordan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 545 stories about harm ● Denmark about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 145 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 17,581 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence21% 10,980 stories · about as usual Health17% 9,192 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,345 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,099 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,162 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,707 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,677 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 killed15,539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,481 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations561 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people displaced444 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and South Sudan Stories reporting abductions429 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill86 at about half 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 harsher 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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