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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGroningen, Netherlands -- health: 10 stories, carried by 108 outletsLos Angeles, US -- disasters & accidents: 348 stories, carried by 360 outletsArabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 22 outletsNouakchott, Mauritania -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsJuarez, Mexico -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 44 outletsRiga, Latvia -- rights & justice: 56 stories, carried by 83 outletsBeavercreek, US -- shelter & services: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 32 stories, carried by 23 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

● South Africa warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahrain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Latvia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Groningen Netherlands about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Los Angeles US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 348 stories ● Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Nouakchott Mauritania about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Juarez Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.