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39,955 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Manus Island (Papua New Guinea), violence in Juba and illness in Sanaa. South Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 50 in 100 of its 408 stories, usually 23
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

204 of its 250 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Manus Island accounted for 108 of Papua New Guinea's 204 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 69 of Manus Island's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Manus Island stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

142 of its 177 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Juba accounted for 114 of South Sudan's 142 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Health

Yemen

162 of its 199 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 86 of Yemen's 162 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Diphtheria was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Fiji

51 of its 193 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Flooding was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and dengue. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Guinea

21 of its 36 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 13 of Conakry's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

182 of its 383 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Burundi

76 of its 97 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

851 of its 3,133 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Gas explosion was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with building collapse.

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Disasters & accidents

Chad

30 of its 67 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

France

689 of its 2,266 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (252 stories). Drought was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heatwave and drownings.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Iran (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Netherlands (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Chad (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (42 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); measles in Bangladesh (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 39,955 stories about harm among 208,577 counted on 10 Nov.

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Iran's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 208,577 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Papua New Guinea, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual. A year earlier, on 10 November 2016, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Papua New Guinea82 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 55 · mostly displacement Yemen81 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 73 · mostly health South Sudan80 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi78 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar75 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 993 Riyadh Saudi Arabia128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 770 Harare Zimbabwe113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Ramallah Palestine106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Qiam Iran98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101

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 lessYemen: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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 lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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 readChina: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint 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 readVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualEquatorial Guinea: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSantorini, Greece -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsCity of Prescott, US -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsKansas, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsBanti, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 39 outletsRakhine State, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 144 outletsEin el Hilweh, Lebanon -- displacement: 87 stories, carried by 42 outletsSwindon, UK -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsMilan, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 17 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Argentina 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 ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Santorini Greece about three times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● City of Prescott US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 21 stories ● Kansas US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Banti Indonesia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Rakhine State Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,782 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence25% 9,827 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health19% 7,495 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 4,934 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,128 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,431 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 948 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 651 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 killed11,992 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting arrests6,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,454 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,775 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees730 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced240 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations204 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia

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 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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