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31,364 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), illness in Yangon and people injured in Tanzania. Myanmar's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCambodia 77 in 100 of its 128 stories, usually 33
RegionSouth Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Malaysia

404 of its 796 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kuala Lumpur accounted for 310 of Malaysia's 404 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 236 of Kuala Lumpur's 310 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Hurricane was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Myanmar

73 of its 107 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Yangon accounted for 56 of Myanmar's 73 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Outbreaks were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

91 of its 178 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

133 of its 183 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Rukamba accounted for 82 of Rwanda's 133 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Plane crash was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

India

3,614 of its 8,635 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,590 stories). Accidents were named in 781 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

320 of its 1,016 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (95 stories). House fires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

53 of its 87 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tunis accounted for 47 of Tunisia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 47 of Tunis' 47 stories were about protests or strikes. 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.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 862 of Syria's 974 stories about harm, carried by 650 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (165 stories). Poisoning was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

330 of its 506 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 120 of Jakarta's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (162 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Rwanda (86 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in India (781 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Germany (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Greece (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (118 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 31,364 stories about harm among 139,961 counted on 20 Nov.

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In Tanzania's news, mentions of tuberculosis ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Malaysia for the second day running. Malaysia's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. of the day's 139,961 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 →

Libya92 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti84 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq82 in 100 of its 922 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia77 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1154 Aleppo Syria259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 862 Bedminster US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 451 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 San Antonio US217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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 Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as fearful 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'sIndia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Rwanda about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Ireland about twice as fearful as the world's · 320 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 974 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,110 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents23% 7,001 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence20% 6,253 stories · about as usual Health16% 4,818 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,600 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 890 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 834 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 431 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 killed9,896 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,884 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting arrests3,447 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions572 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced403 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Israel Stories reporting evacuations219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and New Zealand Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada 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.

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