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35,992 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Damascus, a disaster in Bali and drownings in Norway. Norway's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 81 in 100 of its 2,327 stories, usually 42
RegionSoutheast Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Syria

650 of its 794 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Damascus accounted for 447 of Syria's 650 stories about harm, carried by 293 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (550 stories). Train derailment was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,880 of its 2,327 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Bali accounted for 1,290 of Indonesia's 1,880 stories about harm, carried by 922 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,071 stories). Avalanche was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with hunger.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bali stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Norway

142 of its 320 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (132 stories). Drownings were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

898 of its 1,504 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Islamabad accounted for 626 of Pakistan's 898 stories about harm, carried by 366 outlets. 572 of Islamabad's 626 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (490 stories).

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

Yemen

263 of its 319 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Sanaa accounted for 143 of Yemen's 263 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Meningitis was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tuberculosis, respiratory illness and whooping cough. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

195 of its 319 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Havana accounted for 169 of Cuba's 195 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (162 stories). Hurricane was named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

140 of its 238 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 22 of Manama's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (51 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

120 of its 152 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Darfur accounted for 90 of Sudan's 120 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

531 of its 760 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

42 of its 48 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Cuba (99 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); meningitis in Yemen (65 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (45 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Greece (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 35,992 stories about harm among 183,145 counted on 27 Nov.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 183,145 stories, below the usual 21. It was the second day running that the news turned to Syria. In Cuba's news, mentions of the hurricane ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 27 November 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 794 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia81 in 100 of its 2,327 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan79 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan572 stories about protests or strikes, of its 626 Damascus Syria186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 447 Washington US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1317 Ha Tinh Vietnam82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Tegucigalpa Honduras79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readDR Congo: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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 readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier 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

● Saudi Arabia about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 349 stories about harm ● Norway about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 650 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,455 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 6,831 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health18% 6,299 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,258 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,196 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,422 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,159 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 663 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 killed11,304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,037 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting evacuations1,316 at about 6 times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting refugees770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions296 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill30 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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