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48,084 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Hamam al-Alil, rights and justice in Wan Chai and protests in Musudan (North Korea). Hong Kong's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostLaos 72 in 100 of its 350 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much 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

1,071 of its 1,317 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Hamam al-Alil accounted for 650 of Iraq's 1,071 stories about harm, carried by 437 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (226 stories). Cholera was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Hamam al-Alil stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

337 of its 653 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Wan Chai accounted for 234 of Hong Kong's 337 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Wan Chai stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

31 of its 116 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 15 of Musudan's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Musudan stories →
Food & livelihood

Laos

252 of its 350 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Pak Beng accounted for 249 of Laos' 252 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (120 stories).

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

Niger

90 of its 98 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Banibangou accounted for 51 of Niger's 90 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

98 of its 112 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Srebrenica accounted for 97 of Bosnia's 98 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

El Salvador

53 of its 60 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Albania

205 of its 303 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tirana accounted for 196 of Albania's 205 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Congo

264 of its 297 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (234 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

173 of its 248 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (33 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Bolivia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Bangladesh (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (35 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); ebola in Canada (145 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 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 8 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 48,084 stories about harm among 276,412 counted on 8 Nov.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed in all 313 days held. the news turned to Iraq for the second day running. Mentions of the cholera ran about 7 times their usual in Yemen's news. of the day's 276,412 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger92 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Congo89 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador88 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Bosnia88 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq81 in 100 of its 1,317 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1514 Seoul South Korea232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Delhi India163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 630 Tel Aviv Israel149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Philippine Philippines133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313

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 lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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 readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 lessAngola: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about twice its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times 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 usualGrand Junction, US -- health: 52 stories, carried by 52 outletsMonguno, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsMount Olympus, US -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 28 outletsGaza, Palestine -- displacement: 65 stories, carried by 14 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 13 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsPathankot, India -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 26 outletsAmhara, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 17 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

● Congo warmth about twice usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● El Salvador warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Grand Junction US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 52 stories ● Monguno Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Mount Olympus US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● Gaza Palestine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 65 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 16,275 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence19% 8,713 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health19% 8,683 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,760 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,842 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,724 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,601 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,325 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 killed12,109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting arrests6,475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,561 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured3,117 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Congo Stories reporting refugees1,010 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting abductions703 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced322 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations299 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Albania and the US Stories reporting people falling ill70 at about half 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 much 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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