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26,568 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Balaka, refugees in Bangladesh and protests in Oslo (Norway). the Central African Republic's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Central African Republic →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 69 in 100 of its 675 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

205 of its 213 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Balaka accounted for 101 of the Central African Republic's 205 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Central African Republic over 30 days → its stories → Balaka stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

189 of its 360 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Norway

59 of its 185 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 29 of Oslo's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Flooding was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Health

Australia

643 of its 2,739 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Storms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Azerbaijan

98 of its 194 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Baku accounted for 92 of Azerbaijan's 98 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

253 of its 272 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Phnom Penh accounted for 220 of Cambodia's 253 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

80 of its 123 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bogota accounted for 70 of Colombia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Rights & justice

Ethiopia

112 of its 183 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Addis Ababa accounted for 85 of Ethiopia's 112 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

126 of its 132 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Saudi Arabia

994 of its 1,593 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (927 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Czechia (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Netherlands (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (112 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Italy (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 26,568 stories about harm among 120,498 counted on 17 Nov.

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People displaced were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Central African Republic. 22 in every 100 of the day's 120,498 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. In the Czechia's news, mentions of extreme cold ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 17 November 2017, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. the Central African Republic's news was 96% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic96 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Congo95 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia93 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen79 in 100 of its 364 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 478 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France369 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 London UK202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1075 Ramallah Palestine132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Sabarimala India114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Guyana about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 994 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 338 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,839 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents25% 6,494 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence18% 4,722 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Health16% 4,301 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,881 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 928 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 666 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 371 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 killed9,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,323 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Argentina Stories reporting arrests3,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,512 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced856 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and the Central African Republic Stories reporting refugees508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations476 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions229 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill42 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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