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21,502 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Paris (France), violence in Aleppo and a disaster in Kampala. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 87 in 100 of its 471 stories, usually 41
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

France

484 of its 1,237 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 428 of France's 484 stories about harm, carried by 533 outlets. 390 of Paris' 428 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (240 stories). Natural hazards were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

933 of its 987 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Aleppo accounted for 764 of Syria's 933 stories about harm, carried by 707 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (556 stories). Poisoning was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Uganda

411 of its 471 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kampala accounted for 361 of Uganda's 411 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (358 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Rights & justice

Niger

39 of its 41 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Ngalewa accounted for 29 of Niger's 39 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories).

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Ngalewa stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Romania

126 of its 343 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Bucharest accounted for 123 of Romania's 126 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 116 of Bucharest's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

114 of its 150 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Lake Victoria accounted for 98 of Tanzania's 114 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

56 of its 61 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

425 of its 716 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (227 stories). Landslides were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Health

Rwanda

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

71 of its 97 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Colombia (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Iraq (48 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Italy (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Finland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
24 in 10015 in 10027 Oct3 Nov10 Nov17 Nov25 Nov27 Oct: 23 in 10028 Oct: 23 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 20 in 1001 Nov: 20 in 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 20 in 1004 Nov: 21 in 1005 Nov: 18 in 1006 Nov: 18 in 1007 Nov: 15 in 1008 Nov: 19 in 1009 Nov: 21 in 10010 Nov: 24 in 10011 Nov: 23 in 10012 Nov: 20 in 10013 Nov: 19 in 10014 Nov: 19 in 10015 Nov: 20 in 10016 Nov: 20 in 10017 Nov: 22 in 10018 Nov: 23 in 10019 Nov: 20 in 10020 Nov: 20 in 10021 Nov: 20 in 10022 Nov: 20 in 10023 Nov: 20 in 10024 Nov: 21 in 10025 Nov: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 21,502 stories about harm among 98,627 counted on 25 Nov.

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In Colombia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 98,627 stories, above the usual 20. It was the second day running that the news turned to France. In France, 39% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. On 25 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today. This week the news turned most often to Niger, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria95 in 100 of its 987 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique92 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 19 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan88 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda87 in 100 of its 471 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo85 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riverchase US679 stories about protests or strikes, of its 723 Paris France390 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Aleppo Syria177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 764 Bucharest Romania116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer 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'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 933 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 153 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as fearful as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Egypt about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 253 stories about harm ● Mozambique about twice as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 5,561 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice26% 5,442 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 4,710 stories · about as usual Health14% 2,943 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,088 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 736 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 577 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 188 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 killed7,863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,567 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected2,716 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced315 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting abductions231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations161 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 harsher 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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