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48,704 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Rukla (Lithuania), violence in Sarajevo and a disaster in Tirana. Bosnia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLithuania 85 in 100 of its 297 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Lithuania

251 of its 297 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Rukla accounted for 143 of Lithuania's 251 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 140 of Rukla's 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (249 stories).

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Rukla stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

130 of its 137 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Sarajevo accounted for 127 of Bosnia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Sarajevo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

111 of its 186 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tirana accounted for 88 of Albania's 111 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Health

Vietnam

506 of its 1,333 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (174 stories). Heavy rain was named in 143 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Norway

125 of its 343 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (103 stories). Landslides were named in 99 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

765 of its 1,003 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kunduz accounted for 375 of Afghanistan's 765 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

257 of its 349 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Manama accounted for 225 of Bahrain's 257 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. 202 of Manama's 225 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Finland

145 of its 309 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (116 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Croatia

39 of its 112 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 4 of Zagreb's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Canada

1,641 of its 6,815 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,054 stories). Avalanche was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Norway (99 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Austria (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Pakistan (135 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Jamaica (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
23 in 10016 in 10013 Oct20 Oct27 Oct3 Nov11 Nov13 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 1008 Nov: 17 in 1009 Nov: 16 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 10011 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 48,704 stories about harm among 250,075 counted on 11 Nov.

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In Lithuania, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 250,075 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Norway's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia95 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Lithuania85 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 17 · mostly rights & justice Syria80 in 100 of its 1,032 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan77 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1033 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3080 San Francisco US358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 673 Portland US327 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Chicago US320 stories about protests or strikes, of its 609 Manama Bahrain202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225

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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSierra Leone: 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'sRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier 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 about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as fearful as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 765 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 824 stories about harm ● Bosnia about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 16,357 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence21% 9,932 stories · about as usual Health18% 8,786 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,808 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,164 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,641 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,240 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 869 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 killed13,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,444 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees1,072 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions502 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations335 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced294 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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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