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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Bonn (Germany), abductions in Iraq and storms in the Netherlands. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 83 in 100 of its 827 stories, usually 44
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Germany

332 of its 900 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 153 of Bonn's 183 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (119 stories). Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Bonn stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

686 of its 827 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

124 of its 300 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Storms were named in 97 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

73 of its 89 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

52 of its 52 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bangui accounted for 50 of the Central African Republic's 52 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

422 of its 852 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (189 stories). Power cuts were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

165 of its 280 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Warsaw accounted for 157 of Poland's 165 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. 92 of Warsaw's 157 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

50 of its 67 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Phnom Penh accounted for 46 of Cambodia's 50 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 46 of Phnom Penh's 46 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Botswana

24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Natural hazards were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

153 of its 156 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 77 of Niger's 153 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Botswana (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Fiji (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Iran (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in North Korea (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in China (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 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 12 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 22,811 stories about harm among 104,701 counted on 12 Nov.

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In the Netherlands' news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 104,701 stories, as usual. Germany's news was 37% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. A year earlier, on 12 November 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic100 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Niger98 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Congo87 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia83 in 100 of its 317 stories · usually 86 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq83 in 100 of its 827 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Bonn Germany153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Barcelona Spain137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Jordan Valley Israel104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Sutherland Springs US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1162

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: 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 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 lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIraq: 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualWest Point, US -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 53 outletsKittery, US -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 23 outletsBonn, Germany -- shelter & services: 183 stories, carried by 282 outletsAyodhya, India -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsRedlands, Australia -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsBanti, Indonesia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 31 stories, carried by 19 outletsLucknow, India -- shelter & services: 31 stories, carried by 22 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

● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● West Point US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Kittery US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 26 stories ● Bonn Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 183 stories ● Ayodhya India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories ● Redlands Australia 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% 6,366 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice27% 6,029 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,753 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,409 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,280 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 822 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 481 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 killed8,493 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations146 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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