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55,063 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Warsaw (Poland), landslides in New Zealand and rights and justice in Iteka. Poland's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNew Zealand 65 in 100 of its 3,124 stories, usually 26
RegionOceania 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Protests & strikes

Poland

206 of its 455 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Warsaw accounted for 168 of Poland's 206 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 116 of Warsaw's 168 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Plane crash was named in 155 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

2,027 of its 3,124 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kaikoura accounted for 1,288 of New Zealand's 2,027 stories about harm, carried by 943 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 835 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories → Kaikoura stories →
Rights & justice

Burundi

181 of its 195 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Iteka accounted for 144 of Burundi's 181 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Iteka stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

727 of its 960 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (261 stories). Snowstorms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Greece

642 of its 1,972 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Athens accounted for 569 of Greece's 642 stories about harm, carried by 491 outlets. 437 of Athens' 569 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (399 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 800 of Syria's 1,109 stories about harm, carried by 605 outlets. 438 of Aleppo's 800 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Colombia

163 of its 293 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bogota accounted for 96 of Colombia's 163 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

346 of its 698 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

El Salvador

33 of its 59 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Russia

1,093 of its 3,231 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (538 stories). Plane crash was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave, cyclone and storm surge.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Philippines (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Morocco (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Libya (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 55,063 stories about harm among 280,859 counted on 15 Nov.

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The news turned to Poland for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 280,859 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Poland, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi93 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Syria76 in 100 of its 1,459 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 960 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq74 in 100 of its 1,154 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence New Zealand65 in 100 of its 3,124 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US883 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3465 Aleppo Syria438 stories about protests or strikes, of its 800 Athens Greece437 stories about protests or strikes, of its 569 Mandan US246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 London UK222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 781

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'sVietnam: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSingapore: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Poland about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Burundi about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 727 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 18,782 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Health19% 10,533 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 9,613 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 7,179 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,856 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,914 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,711 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,430 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 killed13,052 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting arrests7,851 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,266 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees1,614 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Kenya Stories reporting evacuations935 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the US Stories reporting people displaced512 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions481 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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