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42,385 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Riyadh, protests in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and people displaced in Skopje. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 80 in 100 of its 249 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

1,153 of its 1,732 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Riyadh accounted for 715 of Saudi Arabia's 1,153 stories about harm, carried by 689 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (682 stories). Heavy rain was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Protests & strikes

Tanzania

165 of its 258 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 129 of Tanzania's 165 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. 94 of Dar es Salaam's 129 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Ebola was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Displacement

North Macedonia

56 of its 108 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Skopje accounted for 54 of North Macedonia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Conflict & violence

Malawi

47 of its 158 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories →
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Rights & justice

Cambodia

198 of its 249 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Phnom Penh accounted for 177 of Cambodia's 198 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

99 of its 193 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 3 of Manama's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

83 of its 91 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Khujand accounted for 79 of Tajikistan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. 79 of Khujand's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Iran

192 of its 464 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Road crashes were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kuwait

71 of its 138 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Drownings were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

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Health

Côte d’Ivoire

17 of its 24 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Bahrain (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Greenland (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Côte d’Ivoire (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Kuwait (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in United Arab Emirates (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 42,385 stories about harm among 209,873 counted on 15 Nov.

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Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Bahrain's news. of the day's 209,873 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Saudi Arabia stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%. A year earlier, on 15 November 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tajikistan91 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Congo85 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 69 · mostly health Cambodia80 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Yemen79 in 100 of its 370 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2219 Atlanta US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Kremlin Russia138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Ramallah Palestine135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Jerusalem Israel117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 704

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBermuda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Saudi Arabia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,153 stories about harm ● Bahrain about three times as fearful as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Tajikistan about twice as warm as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 292 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,347 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 8,723 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health19% 8,060 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 6,138 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,076 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,026 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,561 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 838 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 killed13,840 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,939 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting arrests5,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,708 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations951 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced639 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting abductions304 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill50 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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