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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 lessEritrea: 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 lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: 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 lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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 readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMauritania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualKhujand, Tajikistan -- rights & justice: 121 stories, carried by 81 outletsDistrict of Columbia, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsOkanagan, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 29 outletsChilliwack, Canada -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 18 outletsMaine, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 147 stories, carried by 245 outletsBengaluru, India -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 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

● Tajikistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mauritania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Khujand Tajikistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 121 stories ● District of Columbia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Okanagan Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Chilliwack Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories

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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