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32,774 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to drownings in Senegal, protests in Kigali (Rwanda) and violence in Paris. Rwanda's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about New Zealand and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNew Zealand 68 in 100 of its 3,050 stories, usually 17
RegionOceania 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

138 of its 192 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Dakar accounted for 137 of Senegal's 138 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Drownings were named in 126 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

143 of its 192 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kigali accounted for 130 of Rwanda's 143 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 74 of Kigali's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Conflict & violence

France

1,262 of its 2,891 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Paris accounted for 1,157 of France's 1,262 stories about harm, carried by 1,001 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (207 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

65 of its 93 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Australia

1,664 of its 5,290 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 196 of Canberra's 389 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (623 stories). HIV was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 108 of Yemen's 121 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 101 of Sanaa's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

2,084 of its 3,050 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (507 stories). Landslides were named in 234 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

438 of its 580 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

134 of its 228 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Drought was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

389 of its 977 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 332 of Seoul's 337 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 223 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Yemen (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Morocco (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Korea (223 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Chile (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
24 in 10016 in 10015 Oct22 Oct29 Oct5 Nov13 Nov15 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 10012 Nov: 22 in 10013 Nov: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 32,774 stories about harm among 137,610 counted on 13 Nov.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 9 October 2016. of the day's 137,610 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Senegal stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Senegal's news. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about New Zealand and the US.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria83 in 100 of its 540 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Nauru83 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 61 · mostly displacement Iraq80 in 100 of its 1,324 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia76 in 100 of its 580 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US769 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1755 Cincinnati US432 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Portland US415 stories about protests or strikes, of its 432 Seoul South Korea332 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Chicago US247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRomania: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLiberia: 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'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 438 stories about harm ● Rwanda about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 450 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 531 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,262 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 10,944 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 7,729 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,956 stories · about as usual Health14% 4,594 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Displacement5% 1,604 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,484 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 686 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 449 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 killed10,590 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting arrests4,835 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured4,018 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people affected3,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,192 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting evacuations881 at about three times the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the US Stories reporting abductions474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced417 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Colombia Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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