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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

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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 lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 lessSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 lessNew Zealand: 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 lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readU.S. Virgin Islands: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualTennesseans, US -- health: 39 stories, carried by 48 outletsSemdinli, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 99 stories, carried by 97 outletsKansas, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsHakkari, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsSouth District, India -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBeersheba, Israel -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 32 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 12 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

● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kazakhstan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Madagascar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tennesseans US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Semdinli Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 99 stories ● Kansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Hakkari Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● South District India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

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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