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10,272 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Hong Kong Island (Hong Kong), wildfires in Mali and people displaced in the Philippines drew the news. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMali 94 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 43
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

109 of its 183 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 78 of Hong Kong's 109 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 77 of Hong Kong Island's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Hong Kong Island stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

67 of its 71 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Indelimane accounted for 46 of Mali's 67 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

China

218 of its 1,191 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 79 of Beijing's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 86 of Iraq's 112 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. 79 of Baghdad's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 54 of Iran's 66 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. 32 of Tehran's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Brazil

53 of its 176 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Ankara accounted for 50 of Türkiye's 118 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Peru

17 of its 50 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in India (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in China (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in US (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 10,272 stories about harm among 57,776 counted on 3 Nov.

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Mali's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 57,776 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Hong Kong, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. On 3 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Iraq, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali94 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq70 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Syria63 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong60 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Baghdad Iraq79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Hong Kong Island Hong Kong77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Delhi India58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualMaranhao, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 24 outletsVirginia Beach, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 136 outletsAlabama, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsOromo, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsBerlin, Germany -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 80 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 18 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Maranhao Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Virginia Beach US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Alabama US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Oromo Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 2,885 stories · about as usual Health22% 2,209 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,753 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,551 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 661 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 481 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 278 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 224 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 killed2,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured857 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of 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 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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