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54,772 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Aleppo (Syria), a disaster in Tete and violence in Dinka drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Uganda and Ireland →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 89 in 100 of its 123 stories, usually 8
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 711 of Syria's 989 stories about harm, carried by 489 outlets. 382 of Aleppo's 711 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Food poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

455 of its 522 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tete accounted for 353 of Mozambique's 455 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

South Sudan

229 of its 280 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Dinka accounted for 117 of South Sudan's 229 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Dinka stories →
Health

Thailand

309 of its 731 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Slovakia

110 of its 123 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Bratislava accounted for 106 of Slovakia's 110 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 104 of Bratislava's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

222 of its 286 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 102 of Mandalay's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (199 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Philippines

1,279 of its 3,194 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 326 of Manila's 614 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

213 of its 611 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 131 of Harare's 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

85 of its 139 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

220 of its 246 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 142 of Yemen's 220 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Haiti (137 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Morocco (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in South Korea (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in Tanzania (15 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 18 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 54,772 stories about harm among 268,977 counted on 18 Nov.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Uganda and Ireland. 20 in every 100 of the day's 268,977 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Haiti's news, mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen89 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia89 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 8 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique87 in 100 of its 522 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan82 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar78 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US631 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3014 Aleppo Syria382 stories about protests or strikes, of its 711 Manila Philippines326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 614 Dallas US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Hollywood US181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 538

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: 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'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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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: 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'sBolivia: 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'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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMarshall Islands: 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

● Philippines about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,279 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 989 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as fearful as the world's · 229 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 17,994 stories · about as usual Health20% 10,537 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 9,162 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 7,982 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,285 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,740 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,599 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,439 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 killed14,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,929 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,025 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions536 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations287 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting people falling ill268 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Uganda and Ireland

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.

● Angera little less 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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