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35,487 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), road crashes in Egypt and deaths in Algiers. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 71 in 100 of its 107 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Malaysia

679 of its 1,202 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 500 of Malaysia's 679 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. 479 of Kuala Lumpur's 500 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories).

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Kuala Lumpur stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

433 of its 813 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Cairo accounted for 298 of Egypt's 433 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (176 stories). Road crashes were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Algeria

76 of its 107 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Algiers accounted for 74 of Algeria's 76 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories).

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

86 of its 202 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Wildfires were named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.

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

Indonesia

252 of its 439 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jakarta accounted for 177 of Indonesia's 252 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 152 of Jakarta's 177 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

77 of its 95 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Dinka accounted for 58 of South Sudan's 77 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

107 of its 163 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

86 of its 280 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 77 of Buenos Aires' 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Spain

165 of its 829 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

101 of its 282 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in France (128 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Malawi (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Armenia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Türkiye (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Philippines (75 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 35,487 stories about harm among 158,070 counted on 19 Nov.

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Malaysia's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 158,070 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan81 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq80 in 100 of its 850 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 974 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan76 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria71 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 16 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US580 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2210 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia479 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500 Aleppo Syria328 stories about protests or strikes, of its 664 Seoul South Korea165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Boston US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'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 readNorway: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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'sMalta: 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'sLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: 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'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'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'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'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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 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 angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as fearful as 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'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sNetherlands: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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

● Montenegro few stories about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as fearful as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Netherlands about three times as fearful as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 778 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 683 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 11,929 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence21% 7,325 stories · about as usual Health18% 6,185 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,974 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,690 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,214 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 984 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 655 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 killed9,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees707 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced594 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting abductions397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations272 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Chile and India Stories reporting people falling ill74 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK 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.

● 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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