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38,560 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Riga (Latvia), violence in Dakar and people killed in Sierra Leone drew the news. Senegal's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLatvia 54 in 100 of its 109 stories, usually 13
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Latvia

59 of its 109 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Riga accounted for 56 of Latvia's 59 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 56 of Riga's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Latvia over 30 days → its stories → Riga stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

63 of its 109 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dakar accounted for 62 of Senegal's 63 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

28 of its 59 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Malaysia

248 of its 948 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (116 stories). Rabies was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

Afghanistan

903 of its 1,092 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 681 of Afghanistan's 903 stories about harm, carried by 698 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 379 of Israel's 479 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 202 of Jerusalem's 379 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (117 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

144 of its 375 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

150 of its 259 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Indonesia

Jakarta accounted for 395 of Indonesia's 549 stories about harm, carried by 331 outlets. Avalanche was named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Gabon

56 of its 67 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Libreville accounted for 51 of Gabon's 56 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Belgium (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Colombia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in North Korea (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (222 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (61 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 38,560 stories about harm among 203,500 counted on 28 Nov.

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In Latvia, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 13% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 203,500 stories, below the usual 20. A year earlier, on 28 November 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Gabon84 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 1,092 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua82 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Syria72 in 100 of its 370 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia71 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Washington US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1883 Delhi India94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Valencia Venezuela82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Manhattan US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319

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'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'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: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNiger: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry 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 angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 903 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 454 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,359 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health22% 8,385 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,508 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 6,169 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,062 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,297 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,105 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,008 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 killed10,800 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests4,862 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,496 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations403 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced402 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill149 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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