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37,974 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at evacuations in Congo, violence in Kabul and rights and justice in Philippine. Afghanistan's coverage was about three 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 · more than usual Country that rose mostMayotte 100 in 100 of its 56 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Congo

118 of its 137 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

542 of its 663 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 400 of Afghanistan's 542 stories about harm, carried by 457 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

383 of its 955 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Philippine accounted for 240 of the Philippines' 383 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (226 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

93 of Gaza's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 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.

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

Sudan

271 of its 299 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (230 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

83 of its 114 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. al Khums accounted for 65 of Libya's 83 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Displacement

Uganda

148 of its 253 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kampala accounted for 86 of Uganda's 148 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

115 of its 382 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Hungary

58 of its 376 stories (15%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 186 of Yemen's 394 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Mayotte (56 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); measles in Venezuela (29 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (25 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hepatitis in United Arab Emirates (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in France (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
24 in 10015 in 10031 Oct7 Nov14 Nov21 Nov29 Nov31 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 10026 Nov: 21 in 10027 Nov: 19 in 10028 Nov: 19 in 10029 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 37,974 stories about harm among 204,941 counted on 29 Nov.

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Mayotte's news mentioned the earthquake about 8 times as often as usual. Congo's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 65%. On 29 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 204,941 stories, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mayotte100 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan91 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Congo86 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 663 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 533 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407 Charlottesville US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 El Paso US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Riverchase US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Gaza Palestine93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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 readTajikistan: 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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: 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 readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPitcairn: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 542 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 383 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 394 stories about harm ● Hungary about twice as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Poland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 113 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,150 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health24% 9,124 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,223 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 5,590 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,821 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,404 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,051 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 973 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 killed10,825 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests4,851 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,435 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,149 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees763 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions374 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations367 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill172 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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