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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.

its stories →

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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 lessThailand: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: 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: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: too little coverage to readWest Bank: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualBalaka, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 16 outletsTuticorin, India -- disasters & accidents: 33 stories, carried by 35 outletsLittle Rock, US -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 23 outletsCarnegie Hall, US -- health: 35 stories, carried by 81 outletsBangassou, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsCotabato, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 16 outletsPort Harcourt, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Honduras warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Philippines warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Balaka Central African Republic about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Tuticorin India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 33 stories ● Little Rock US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Carnegie Hall US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories

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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