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33,747 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Baghdad, arrests in Poland and protests in Bangkok (Thailand). Iraq's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Italy →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCameroon 88 in 100 of its 512 stories, usually 53
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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

Iraq

364 of its 468 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Baghdad accounted for 153 of Iraq's 364 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (297 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

202 of its 628 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

126 of its 388 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 50 of Bangkok's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (74 stories). Measles was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and landslides.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

84 of its 181 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Prague accounted for 77 of the Czechia's 84 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (74 stories). Tsunami was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

102 of its 250 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 54 of Kiev's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

241 of its 293 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Hodeida accounted for 172 of Yemen's 241 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cameroon

450 of its 512 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bamenda accounted for 189 of Cameroon's 450 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (397 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

103 of its 163 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

France

678 of its 1,919 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (295 stories). Building collapse was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

333 of its 1,098 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (247 stories). Storms were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Puerto Rico (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Burkina Faso (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kuwait (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Sri Lanka (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Spain (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 33,747 stories about harm among 192,191 counted on 6 Nov.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 27 September 2018. of the day's 192,191 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. the Czechia's news mentioned the tsunami more than ten times as often as usual. People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Italy. For the second day running, the news turned to Iraq.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cameroon88 in 100 of its 512 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Yemen82 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 468 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan73 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Libya72 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US359 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1603 Xinjiang China166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Lake Hallie US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 Yaounde Cameroon146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Bamenda Cameroon90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 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 lessSpain: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: 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: 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: 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 lessCuba: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: 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: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOroville, US -- displacement: 12 stories, carried by 20 outletsNorth Ogden, US -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 59 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsOosterom, Netherlands -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsWhakatane, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 36 stories, carried by 33 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Eritrea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oroville US about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 12 stories ● North Ogden US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Oosterom Netherlands about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,014 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,270 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence18% 5,929 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,724 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,849 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,818 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Displacement2% 809 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 706 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 killed10,939 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,260 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people injured2,076 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions707 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Cameroon and the US Stories reporting refugees507 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced177 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations151 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill117 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Italy

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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