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42,783 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tbilisi, extreme cold in Argentina and protests in Cabinda (Angola). Georgia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAngola 60 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Georgia

62 of its 107 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Tbilisi accounted for 58 of Georgia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Argentina

474 of its 777 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Mar del Plata accounted for 305 of Argentina's 474 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (417 stories). Extreme cold was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Mar del Plata stories →
Rights & justice

Kazakhstan

46 of its 106 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

1,174 of its 1,271 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Srebrenica accounted for 778 of Bosnia's 1,174 stories about harm, carried by 606 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

990 of its 2,588 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (567 stories). Plane crash was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Food & livelihood

Thailand

161 of its 436 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (30 stories). Power cuts were named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

309 of its 583 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with earthquake.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

211 of its 246 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 182 of Somalia's 211 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

614 of its 2,424 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Accidents were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (124 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Thailand (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in China (127 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hepatitis in North Korea (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Switzerland (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 42,783 stories about harm among 213,963 counted on 22 Nov.

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Georgia stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 213,963 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 22 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia92 in 100 of its 1,271 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia86 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 400 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar75 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Haiti72 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US299 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1729 Harare Zimbabwe237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 575 Ramallah Palestine132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Mansfield US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Salt Lake City US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128

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 lessVietnam: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 lessCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAngola: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualMalvern, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMontana, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsLos Muertos, Mexico -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 43 stories, carried by 43 outletsCharlottesville, US -- rights & justice: 58 stories, carried by 66 outletsBihar, India -- shelter & services: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsAyodhya, India -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 14 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- food & livelihood: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsAnbar, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 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 ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Angola warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Qatar warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Malvern UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Montana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Los Muertos Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 43 stories ● Charlottesville US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 58 stories ● Bihar India about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,598 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,773 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 7,944 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,249 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,466 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,689 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,264 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 831 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 killed12,705 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,390 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,344 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced646 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bosnia and the US Stories reporting abductions342 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bosnia and the US Stories reporting evacuations223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill62 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 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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