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47,800 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tunis (Tunisia), arrests in Cyprus and power cuts in Albania. Cyprus' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 58 in 100 of its 226 stories, usually 11
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

29 of its 54 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 16 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Cyprus

131 of its 226 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

65 of its 108 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tirana accounted for 56 of Albania's 65 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Power cuts were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

DR Congo

27 of its 30 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Tanzania

39 of its 129 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Raqqa accounted for 235 of Syria's 715 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. 134 of Raqqa's 235 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Hepatitis was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

St Vincent

12 of its 15 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Laos

36 of its 67 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Pak Beng accounted for 36 of Laos' 36 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kiribati

9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in UK (595 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Senegal (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in St Vincent (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in Afghanistan (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 47,800 stories about harm among 294,450 counted on 9 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest in all 314 days held. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in the UK's news. of the day's 294,450 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Tunisia stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria78 in 100 of its 912 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq67 in 100 of its 669 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti66 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Yemen66 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Libya61 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US2475 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5224 Oakland US273 stories about protests or strikes, of its 487 Chicago US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Raqqa Syria134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Times Square US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 517

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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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 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 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: 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 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 lessNew 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMali: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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 lessComoros: 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 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 lessMyanmar: 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 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKivu, DR Congo -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsBaramulla, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsBaton Rouge, US -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsTokyo, Japan -- conflict & violence: 74 stories, carried by 54 outletsKremlin, Russia -- rights & justice: 341 stories, carried by 379 outletsMerseyside, UK -- rights & justice: 49 stories, carried by 157 outletsCampbellton, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 23 stories, carried by 30 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 one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual ● DR Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual ● Japan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kivu DR Congo about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Baramulla Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Baton Rouge US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Tokyo Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 74 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice40% 18,724 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Health18% 8,332 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 7,393 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,314 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,733 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,074 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,112 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,049 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 killed10,518 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,586 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected5,166 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured4,187 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees789 at about half the usual rate · most about Cyprus and the US Stories reporting abductions486 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting people displaced280 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Iraq Stories reporting evacuations276 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill86 at about two-thirds of 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
● Warmtha little more than usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of usual
● Feara little more than 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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