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31,662 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Kampala, protests in Yaounde (Cameroon) and people displaced in Damascus. Uganda's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 75 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 33
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Uganda

190 of its 330 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kampala accounted for 157 of Uganda's 190 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (153 stories). Ebola was named in 156 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

540 of its 617 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Yaounde accounted for 230 of Cameroon's 540 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. 181 of Yaounde's 230 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (458 stories).

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

302 of its 385 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Damascus accounted for 155 of Syria's 302 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Measles was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Iceland

21 of its 85 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Yemen

310 of its 378 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Hodeida accounted for 243 of Yemen's 310 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

148 of its 197 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kigali accounted for 138 of Rwanda's 148 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 109 of Kigali's 138 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Mauritania

21 of its 30 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 7 of Nouakchott's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

441 of its 835 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 75 of Nablus' 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Malaysia

161 of its 702 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Congo

94 of its 113 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Madagascar (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); building collapse in France (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Kenya (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Zimbabwe (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

15 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 31,662 stories about harm among 214,565 counted on 7 Nov.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed in all 1042 days held. Stories about people being harmed made up 15 in every 100 of the day's 214,565 stories, below the usual 20. Mentions of Ebola ran about 6 times their usual in Uganda's news. A year earlier, on 7 November 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 15 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cameroon88 in 100 of its 617 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Congo83 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Yemen82 in 100 of its 378 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 385 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda75 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1551 Yaounde Cameroon181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Florida US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 419 Atlanta US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Kigali Rwanda109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'sPuerto Rico: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCape Verde: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Congo about twice as warm as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 310 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as fearful as the world's · 285 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 254 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 10,336 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health23% 6,955 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 5,060 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 3,428 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,031 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,188 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,049 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 833 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 killed9,370 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected3,522 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests3,426 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,514 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting abductions786 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Cameroon and the US Stories reporting refugees408 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations236 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people displaced149 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill98 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia

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 softer than 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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