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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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

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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.

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readJammu & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 75 stories, carried by 76 outletsUruzgan, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsUniversity of Florida, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsOswaldtwistle, UK -- health: 39 stories, carried by 30 outletsParis, France -- conflict & violence: 281 stories, carried by 232 outletsRome, Italy -- rights & justice: 52 stories, carried by 50 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

● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Arizona US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 75 stories ● Uruzgan Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● University of Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

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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