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54,061 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Manus Island (Papua New Guinea), rights and justice in Asmara and violence in Sanaa drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUzbekistan 86 in 100 of its 400 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 69 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

273 of its 335 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Manus Island accounted for 257 of Papua New Guinea's 273 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. 184 of Manus Island's 257 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (231 stories). Power cuts were named in 166 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Manus Island stories →
Rights & justice

Eritrea

105 of its 181 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Asmara accounted for 102 of Eritrea's 105 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Eritrea over 30 days → its stories → Asmara stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

216 of its 249 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 116 of Yemen's 216 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Shelter & services

Congo

55 of its 71 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

133 of its 153 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tunis accounted for 119 of Tunisia's 133 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 70 of Tunis' 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

343 of its 400 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 42 of Tashkent's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

141 of its 303 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 56 of Lima's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Argentina

278 of its 574 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (203 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

119 of its 206 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Manama accounted for 87 of Bahrain's 119 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 68 of Manama's 87 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

255 of its 505 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Thailand (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Pakistan (170 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in South Korea (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Philippines (60 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hepatitis in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 21 the day before
27 in 10020 in 1003 Oct10 Oct17 Oct24 Oct1 Nov3 Oct: 26 in 1004 Oct: 24 in 1005 Oct: 23 in 1006 Oct: 23 in 1007 Oct: 27 in 1008 Oct: 26 in 1009 Oct: 22 in 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 22 in 10013 Oct: 22 in 10014 Oct: 26 in 10015 Oct: 25 in 10016 Oct: 24 in 10017 Oct: 23 in 10018 Oct: 22 in 10019 Oct: 22 in 10020 Oct: 22 in 10021 Oct: 27 in 10022 Oct: 25 in 10023 Oct: 22 in 10024 Oct: 21 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 21 in 10027 Oct: 21 in 10028 Oct: 23 in 10029 Oct: 24 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 21 in 1001 Nov: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 54,061 stories about harm among 228,388 counted on 1 Nov.

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Papua New Guinea's news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 228,388 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Papua New Guinea. On 1 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 24 today. Papua New Guinea's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. Over October, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in October 2016.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia87 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen87 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan86 in 100 of its 400 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea81 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 45 · mostly shelter & services Madagascar80 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 68 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US446 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3312 London UK391 stories about protests or strikes, of its 998 Washington US262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3078 Miami US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1277 Manus Island Papua New Guinea184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Vanuatu: 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: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTajikistan: 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 Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSeychelles: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJersey: 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

● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Madagascar about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Zimbabwe about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Belarus few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 216 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 15,261 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice27% 14,250 stories · about as usual Health17% 9,231 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,509 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,642 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,071 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,199 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,071 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 killed21,928 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured10,396 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,641 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced339 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting evacuations143 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Poland

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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