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55,161 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Juba (South Sudan), a disaster in Tete and people injured in Libya. Portugal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMozambique 79 in 100 of its 183 stories, usually 22
RegionNorth America 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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

South Sudan

189 of its 222 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Juba accounted for 120 of South Sudan's 189 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 99 of Juba's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

145 of its 183 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tete accounted for 81 of Mozambique's 145 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Tete stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

161 of its 212 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Portugal

89 of its 203 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Greece

399 of its 1,010 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 215 of Athens' 259 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (133 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 704 of Syria's 964 stories about harm, carried by 519 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Hunger was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Tunisia

117 of its 141 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tunis accounted for 93 of Tunisia's 117 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malawi

67 of its 153 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). HIV was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Czechia

67 of its 303 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

153 of its 312 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Italy (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Brazil (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Fiji (11 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 17 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 55,161 stories about harm among 281,324 counted on 17 Nov.

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In Italy's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 281,324 stories, as usual. South Sudan's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 63%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan85 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia83 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Yemen80 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique79 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria79 in 100 of its 1,218 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US580 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2962 Aleppo Syria265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 704 San Francisco US260 stories about protests or strikes, of its 477 Missouri US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Athens Greece215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259

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 readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: 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 readTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessSlovenia: 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 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 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 lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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 lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 lessGabon: 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 readFiji: 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 readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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 lessBrazil: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualCartagena, Colombia -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 61 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 13 outletsYang Peng, China -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 24 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 68 stories, carried by 40 outletsSouth Carolina, US -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 50 outletsNorth Vassalboro, US -- health: 30 stories, carried by 26 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 124 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

● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Cartagena Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 46 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Yang Peng China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 68 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 18,155 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Health20% 10,666 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 9,685 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents13% 7,155 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,182 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,875 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,822 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,577 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 killed14,137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,877 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,192 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced728 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions462 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations406 at about half the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the US Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Cambodia

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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.