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45,157 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Bujumbura (Burundi), people displaced in Germany and arrests in Colombia drew the news. Germany's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVatican City 75 in 100 of its 207 stories, usually 12
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

167 of its 189 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bujumbura accounted for 76 of Burundi's 167 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 59 of Bujumbura's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Bujumbura stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Germany

678 of its 2,551 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Tornadoes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

200 of its 318 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (96 stories). Landslides were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

218 of its 431 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (133 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Greece

183 of its 631 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 84 of Athens' 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (85 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

374 of its 594 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 92 of Qaim's 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Power cuts were named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mozambique

26 of its 66 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 3 of Mabunda's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Drought was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

677 of its 1,436 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 377 of Madrid's 439 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (530 stories).

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

1,102 of its 1,924 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Riyadh accounted for 822 of Saudi Arabia's 1,102 stories about harm, carried by 465 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

179 of its 382 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (249 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Uganda (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Mozambique (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Iraq (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Zambia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 45,157 stories about harm among 228,280 counted on 9 Nov.

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In Yemen's news, mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual. On 9 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 20 today. 20 in every 100 of the day's 228,280 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Burundi, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi88 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Niger78 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia76 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 86 · mostly conflict & violence Vatican City75 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 12 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Libya74 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madrid Spain377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439 Washington US155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1274 Ashland US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Salamanca Spain93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Qaim Iraq92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

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: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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 lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessSyria: 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 lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão 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: too little coverage to readRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGhana: 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 lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualUttarakhand, India -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsNashville, US -- disasters & accidents: 602 stories, carried by 414 outletsRichmond, US -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 34 outletsSusu, Nigeria -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMonash, Australia -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 49 outletsMilan, Italy -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 23 outletsQuebec, Canada -- rights & justice: 61 stories, carried by 59 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Uttarakhand India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Nashville US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 602 stories ● Richmond US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 35 stories ● Susu Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Monash Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 49 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,201 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence22% 9,830 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,844 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 5,920 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,766 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,608 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,123 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 940 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 killed14,301 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,664 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees757 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced365 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations228 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Russia and the US

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 softer 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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