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21,011 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Baghdad (Iraq), abductions in Mexico and people killed in Denmark. Mexico's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 57 in 100 of its 908 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 132 of Iraq's 184 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. 120 of Baghdad's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

516 of its 908 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Denmark

31 of its 117 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

22 of its 42 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Chile

Santiago accounted for 74 of Chile's 107 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. 64 of Santiago's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

23 of its 94 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

271 of its 789 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms and heavy rain.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

31 of its 59 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 11 of Darfur's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 42 of Lebanon's 60 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 36 of Beirut's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).

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Protests & strikes

India

153 of Delhi's 257 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Cyclone was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Saudi Arabia (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Chile (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in South Korea (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in India (69 of its stories, about three times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 21,011 stories about harm among 128,872 counted on 5 Nov.

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In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 128,872 stories, below the usual 18. A year earlier, on 5 November 2018, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today. In Iraq, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 64% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia78 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq68 in 100 of its 270 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Mali63 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Mexico57 in 100 of its 908 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Baghdad Iraq120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 636 Beijing China76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Tehran Iran74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 516 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,394 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health25% 5,147 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,996 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,931 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,150 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 868 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 480 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 408 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 killed5,133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions316 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Mexico Stories reporting refugees224 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Somalia and the US Stories reporting evacuations101 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill46 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 about as 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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