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The news turned to landslides in the Philippines, protests in la Paz (Bolivia) and violence in Tehran. the Philippines' coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 42 in 100 of its 550 stories, usually 26
RegionSoutheast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

229 of its 550 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories). Landslides were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

14 of its 25 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 5 of la Paz's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

77 of its 188 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 40 of Iran's 77 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Samoa

12 of its 21 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with measles.

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

Haiti

28 of its 52 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 6 of Port-au-Prince's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

96 of its 208 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Santiago accounted for 67 of Chile's 96 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 60 of Santiago's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Hepatitis was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

70 of its 290 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Oil spill was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Rights & justice

Lebanon

103 of its 292 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Beirut accounted for 68 of Lebanon's 103 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Vietnam

71 of its 252 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

38 of its 59 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm, malaria and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Cambodia (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Somalia (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Netherlands (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Brazil (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in Chile (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 19,935 stories about harm among 119,311 counted on 1 Nov.

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17 in every 100 of the day's 119,311 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 1 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today. Over October, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in October 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia64 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria62 in 100 of its 393 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq61 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti54 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 666 Baghdad Iraq81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Delhi India72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Santiago Chile60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Chicago US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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 lessHaiti: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Mexico, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 22 outletsXiaomi, China -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsColorado, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsOromo, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsYorkshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 22 outletsAnambra, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsCuliacan, Mexico -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 89 outletsJohannesburg, South Africa -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 22 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

● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Xiaomi China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Oromo Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 26 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 5,613 stories · about as usual Health23% 4,498 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,578 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence13% 2,442 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Shelter & services6% 1,189 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,168 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 506 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 476 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 killed4,792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,438 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations328 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees269 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions114 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill43 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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