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26,256 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Zagora (Morocco) and violence in Riyadh and Sanaa drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Saudi Arabia and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 70 in 100 of its 3,218 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

105 of its 150 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Zagora accounted for 92 of Morocco's 105 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 89 of Zagora's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Heatwave was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Zagora stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

2,242 of its 3,218 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Riyadh accounted for 1,445 of Saudi Arabia's 2,242 stories about harm, carried by 891 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,589 stories). Covid was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

262 of its 290 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 153 of Yemen's 262 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

428 of its 678 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (47 stories). Typhoon was named in 358 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.

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

Belgium

388 of its 527 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Brussels accounted for 369 of Belgium's 388 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets. 249 of Brussels' 369 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (329 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

455 of its 728 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Heavy rain was named in 138 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

311 of its 430 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

38 of its 47 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 36 of Skopje's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories).

its stories →
Health

Qatar

101 of its 241 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

149 of its 263 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 126 of Venezuela's 149 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Malaysia (138 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Bulgaria (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in China (27 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); polio in Poland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 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 5 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 26,256 stories about harm among 103,872 counted on 5 Nov.

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Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Saudi Arabia and the US. In Morocco, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 5 November 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. 25 in every 100 of the day's 103,872 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. This week the news turned most often to Papua New Guinea, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria85 in 100 of its 389 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan85 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone76 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Libya74 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brussels Belgium249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Moscow Russia184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345 Piedmont US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Barcelona Spain153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Riyadh Saudi Arabia145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1445

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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'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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCuba: 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 readHong 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBenin: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 262 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Poland few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 332 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as fearful as the world's · 162 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,117 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence28% 7,267 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Health15% 3,820 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 3,619 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,381 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 766 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 680 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 328 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 killed9,936 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting arrests5,840 at about twice the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and the US Stories reporting people affected3,177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees741 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and Syria Stories reporting abductions393 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about North Korea and the US Stories reporting people displaced355 at about twice the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and Syria Stories reporting evacuations266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● 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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