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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), arrests in Vietnam and people injured in Nepal. Vietnam's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 53 in 100 of its 470 stories, usually 33
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

249 of its 470 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 193 of Iran's 249 stories about harm, carried by 528 outlets. 116 of Tehran's 193 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

87 of its 295 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

40 of its 98 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Health

DR Congo

16 of its 20 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Guinea

15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 7 of Conakry's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

229 of its 309 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 142 of Iraq's 229 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. 132 of Baghdad's 142 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

19 of its 41 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 6 of la Paz's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Greece

88 of its 293 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Ireland

254 of its 1,225 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Rwanda

19 of its 39 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in South Korea (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Colombia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Rwanda (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Egypt (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

16 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 4 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 18,287 stories about harm among 111,617 counted on 4 Nov.

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Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. of the day's 111,617 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. On 4 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 16 today. Iran's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq74 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Somalia65 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran53 in 100 of its 470 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Sudan50 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Tehran Iran116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Delhi India83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Beijing China77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: 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 lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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 lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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 lessChile: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMauritius: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 33 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsOhio, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 13 outletsMaranhao, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 18 outletsAmman, Jordan -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 49 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 48 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

● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Auckland New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 5,338 stories · about as usual Health25% 4,529 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,847 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,303 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,109 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 845 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 450 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 396 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 killed4,568 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,012 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions318 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting refugees216 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced148 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting evacuations130 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.