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45,894 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Golan Heights (Syria), violence in Tehran and people killed in Panama. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 67 in 100 of its 607 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
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

Syria

1,060 of its 1,283 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. 153 of Golan Heights' 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Building collapse was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Golan Heights stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

408 of its 607 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 271 of Iran's 408 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Panama

36 of its 106 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Spain

1,106 of its 2,072 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Madrid accounted for 781 of Spain's 1,106 stories about harm, carried by 464 outlets. 687 of Madrid's 781 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (954 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Malta

230 of its 338 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Valletta accounted for 148 of Malta's 230 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

119 of its 147 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sheikh Abdullah accounted for 86 of Yemen's 119 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 83 of Sheikh Abdullah's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Tsunami was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

584 of its 792 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

69 of its 103 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Skopje accounted for 59 of North Macedonia's 69 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Italy

295 of its 1,138 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Yemen (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (93 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Jersey (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Botswana (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Tanzania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
27 in 10020 in 1005 Oct12 Oct19 Oct26 Oct3 Nov5 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 1002 Nov: 22 in 1003 Nov: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 45,894 stories about harm among 220,315 counted on 3 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 3 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 21 today. 21 in every 100 of the day's 220,315 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Syria, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 73% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria83 in 100 of its 1,283 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar82 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Yemen81 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar81 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq74 in 100 of its 792 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madrid Spain687 stories about protests or strikes, of its 781 Washington US370 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2506 Manhattan US243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 749 Piedmont US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Barcelona Spain155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEquatorial Guinea: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBhutan: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Madagascar about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Malta about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 301 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 360 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 13,794 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence24% 10,975 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,358 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 5,745 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,395 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,367 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,253 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,158 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 killed14,351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,041 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,040 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,793 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,074 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and Greece Stories reporting abductions523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations385 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced285 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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