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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

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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.

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 lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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 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 readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 lessNorth Korea: 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 readCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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 lessCameroon: 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: 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: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGourma, Mali -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 67 outletsMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 37 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 15 outletsVirginia, US -- rights & justice: 106 stories, carried by 99 outletsCattaraugus, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsWangam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 31 outletsMahanadi, India -- food & livelihood: 15 stories, carried by 13 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

● Malawi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Gourma Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 57 stories ● Mopti Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 43 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 18 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Virginia US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 106 stories

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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