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38,025 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Conakry (Guinea), violence in Khartoum and rights and justice in Quito drew the news. Guinea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTajikistan 96 in 100 of its 139 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 45 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

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

111 of its 136 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Conakry accounted for 107 of Guinea's 111 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 107 of Conakry's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (109 stories). Ebola was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

173 of its 246 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Khartoum accounted for 147 of Sudan's 173 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Rights & justice

Ecuador

116 of its 132 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Quito accounted for 103 of Ecuador's 116 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories).

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Disasters & accidents

Namibia

98 of its 170 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (82 stories). Drownings were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Namibia over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

133 of its 139 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Khujand accounted for 121 of Tajikistan's 133 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 119 of Khujand's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mauritania

163 of its 174 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 51 of Nouakchott's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

353 of its 422 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 87 of Sweida's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (141 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

217 of its 356 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

168 of its 313 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 70 of Maracay's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Albania

65 of its 89 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Thailand (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in El Salvador (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Philippines (53 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 15 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 38,025 stories about harm among 202,835 counted on 8 Nov.

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Guinea stood out: 82% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 202,835 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Guinea's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 6 times their usual. On 8 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tajikistan96 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice Mauritania94 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Ecuador88 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Guatemala85 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Syria84 in 100 of its 422 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US593 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2368 Islamabad Pakistan213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Ventura County US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2113 Jerusalem Israel172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 391 New York US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern 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'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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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'sGabon: 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 readFiji: 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'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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEcuador: 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'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Guatemala about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Albania about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as fearful as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Tajikistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 274 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 35 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,944 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 8,947 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Health20% 7,336 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 4,561 stories · much less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,360 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,234 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,013 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 984 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 killed13,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,891 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions682 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees551 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting evacuations479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill57 at about the usual rate

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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