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46,949 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the avalanche in Nepal, protests in Langa Tabiki (French Guiana) and rights and justice in Kasese. North Korea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostFrench Guiana 98 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 10
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

397 of its 531 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kathmandu accounted for 314 of Nepal's 397 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (121 stories). Avalanche was named in 142 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

French Guiana

130 of its 132 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Langa Tabiki accounted for 130 of French Guiana's 130 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. 130 of Langa Tabiki's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (130 stories).

French Guiana over 30 days → its stories → Langa Tabiki stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

389 of its 617 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kasese accounted for 214 of Uganda's 389 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (341 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kasese stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

North Korea

147 of its 307 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Pyongyang accounted for 144 of North Korea's 147 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kazakhstan

41 of its 96 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 13 of Almaty's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ukraine

211 of its 434 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 109 of Kiev's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (144 stories).

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Displacement

Peru

62 of its 230 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Suriname

9 of its 21 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 8 of Paramaribo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

71 of Sao Paulo's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Tajikistan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in United Arab Emirates (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in South Africa (122 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Austria (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Peru (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 46,949 stories about harm among 236,760 counted on 28 Nov.

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Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Nepal's news. of the day's 236,760 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

French Guiana98 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 10 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic89 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal75 in 100 of its 531 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq75 in 100 of its 880 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria75 in 100 of its 2,300 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US410 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1567 Cannonball River US315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 Aleppo Syria229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1367 Havana Cuba203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 870 Delhi India159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 583

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 38 in 100 of its 719 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 67 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 35 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uzbekistan: 62 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cayman Islands: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 63 in 100 of its 617 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 40 in 100 of its 898 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 49 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tajikistan: 74 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 75 in 100 of its 2,300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Suriname: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 63 in 100 of its 397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 33 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 32 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 2,727 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 27 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 48 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,643 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 48 in 100 of its 307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 2,694 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 57 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 75 in 100 of its 531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Morocco: 40 in 100 of its 379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lithuania: 41 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 40 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 47 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kazakhstan: 43 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 1,250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 75 in 100 of its 880 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 644 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 35 in 100 of its 584 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 38 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Grenada: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 35 in 100 of its 650 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 42 in 100 of its 591 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 4,283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Costa Rica: 63 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 28 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 27 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 89 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 30 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 55 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 549 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● French Guiana 98 in 100 of its 132 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 75 in 100 of its 2,300 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 75 in 100 of its 880 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 75 in 100 of its 531 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Central African Republic 89 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 63 in 100 of its 617 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,883 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence22% 10,229 stories · about as usual Health18% 8,124 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 6,668 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,406 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,322 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,228 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,209 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 killed14,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,033 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations333 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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
● 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.