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47,456 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Bashiqa, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and a disaster in Bora Bora. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMali 87 in 100 of its 305 stories, usually 42
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,446 of its 1,713 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Bashiqa accounted for 702 of Iraq's 1,446 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (240 stories). Cholera was named in 304 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Bashiqa stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

52 of its 76 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 16 of Khartoum's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Mali

265 of its 305 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Bamako accounted for 93 of Mali's 265 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 189 of Yemen's 221 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cholera and outbreaks. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

157 of Karachi's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (213 stories). Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

128 of its 253 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Phnom Penh accounted for 108 of Cambodia's 128 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 60 of Phnom Penh's 108 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

France

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Plague was named in 19 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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Conflict & violence

Libya

112 of its 144 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (60 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Italy (75 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (157 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 22 the day before
26 in 10018 in 1009 Oct16 Oct23 Oct30 Oct7 Nov9 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 1005 Nov: 22 in 1006 Nov: 22 in 1007 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 47,456 stories about harm among 254,555 counted on 7 Nov.

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Mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual in Yemen's news. of the day's 254,555 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Iraq stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 75%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali87 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq84 in 100 of its 1,713 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen81 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti78 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 74 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China565 stories about protests or strikes, of its 723 Washington US330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1492 Raqqa Syria232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 672 Jakarta Indonesia206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Phoenix US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half 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'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Mali about 4 times as angry as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 689 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,300 stories about harm ● Vietnam about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 168 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,624 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence21% 9,695 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health19% 8,986 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 6,708 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,154 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,401 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,142 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 863 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 killed13,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,042 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,083 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured3,960 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees894 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting abductions599 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced405 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations215 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill57 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 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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