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33,106 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Luhansk, protests in Kathmandu (Nepal) and rights and justice in Caracas. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 90 in 100 of its 2,524 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

288 of its 481 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Luhansk accounted for 225 of Ukraine's 288 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Luhansk stories →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

182 of its 309 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kathmandu accounted for 135 of Nepal's 182 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 89 of Kathmandu's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (133 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

144 of its 261 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 115 of Venezuela's 144 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

713 of its 2,057 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (516 stories). Plane crash was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tuberculosis.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

352 of its 459 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Lorengau accounted for 337 of Papua New Guinea's 352 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. 209 of Lorengau's 337 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

156 of its 354 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (54 stories). Drownings were named in 35 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.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

983 of its 2,601 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 403 of Harare's 721 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Poisoning was named in 90 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

2,263 of its 2,524 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,722 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

264 of its 287 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

165 of its 242 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 74 of Tumaco's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in South Korea (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Tanzania (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in North Korea (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Malta (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Zimbabwe (90 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
25 in 10019 in 10026 Oct2 Nov9 Nov16 Nov24 Nov26 Oct: 21 in 10027 Oct: 21 in 10028 Oct: 23 in 10029 Oct: 24 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 21 in 1001 Nov: 24 in 1002 Nov: 22 in 1003 Nov: 21 in 1004 Nov: 24 in 1005 Nov: 25 in 1006 Nov: 24 in 1007 Nov: 22 in 1008 Nov: 19 in 1009 Nov: 20 in 10010 Nov: 19 in 10011 Nov: 20 in 10012 Nov: 22 in 10013 Nov: 21 in 10014 Nov: 20 in 10015 Nov: 20 in 10016 Nov: 19 in 10017 Nov: 19 in 10018 Nov: 21 in 10019 Nov: 21 in 10020 Nov: 19 in 10021 Nov: 20 in 10022 Nov: 20 in 10023 Nov: 20 in 10024 Nov: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 33,106 stories about harm among 159,701 counted on 24 Nov.

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In Ukraine, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 159,701 stories, as usual. On 24 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali92 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt90 in 100 of its 2,524 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea77 in 100 of its 459 stories · usually 62 · mostly displacement Sudan71 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe403 stories about protests or strikes, of its 721 Lorengau Papua New Guinea209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Rheinberg Germany173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 London UK128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1337 Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: 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 readUganda: 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'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Egypt about three times as angry as the world's · 2,263 stories about harm ● United Arab Emirates about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 288 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 329 stories about harm ● Italy about twice as fearful as the world's · 191 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 8,947 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 8,236 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health15% 4,987 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 4,709 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,811 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,443 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,417 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 902 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 killed11,247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,067 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,931 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Egypt and India Stories reporting refugees896 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Papua New Guinea and Australia Stories reporting people displaced381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations285 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Mali Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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