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46,561 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Skopje and a disaster in Lima. Iran's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUzbekistan 84 in 100 of its 239 stories, usually 42
RegionCentral Asia 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Iran

501 of its 790 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tehran accounted for 392 of Iran's 501 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. 217 of Tehran's 392 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

65 of its 95 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Skopje accounted for 56 of North Macedonia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

129 of its 238 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lima accounted for 110 of Peru's 129 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Tunisia

96 of its 113 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tunis accounted for 83 of Tunisia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 42 of Tunis' 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

200 of its 239 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 28 of Tashkent's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

754 of its 2,096 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 476 of Madrid's 626 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (587 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

134 of its 460 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Hepatitis was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with hiv.

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

206 of its 594 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

341 of its 817 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (231 stories). Outbreaks were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Kenya (133 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Yemen (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in U.S. Virgin Islands (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Cambodia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Malawi (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 46,561 stories about harm among 214,904 counted on 2 Nov.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Kenya's news. of the day's 214,904 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. Iran stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. A year earlier, on 2 November 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia85 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan84 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar82 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Myanmar76 in 100 of its 277 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madrid Spain476 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Washington US308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2358 Tehran Iran217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 London UK193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 805 Piedmont US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: 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'sUkraine: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMalaysia: 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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSeychelles: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half 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'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNauru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Italy about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 237 stories about harm ● Madagascar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 356 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as angry as the world's · 324 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 140 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 12,886 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice26% 11,866 stories · about as usual Health18% 8,167 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,357 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,889 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,693 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,507 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,396 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 killed17,100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,038 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting abductions440 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced334 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations243 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more 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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