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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
20 in 10016 in 1007 Oct14 Oct21 Oct28 Oct5 Nov7 Oct: 18 in 1008 Oct: 17 in 1009 Oct: 17 in 10010 Oct: 18 in 10011 Oct: 18 in 10012 Oct: 20 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 17 in 10016 Oct: 17 in 10017 Oct: 17 in 10018 Oct: 17 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 18 in 10021 Oct: 17 in 10022 Oct: 16 in 10023 Oct: 17 in 10024 Oct: 16 in 10025 Oct: 17 in 10026 Oct: 19 in 10027 Oct: 20 in 10028 Oct: 18 in 10029 Oct: 18 in 10030 Oct: 17 in 10031 Oct: 17 in 1001 Nov: 17 in 1002 Nov: 18 in 1003 Nov: 18 in 1004 Nov: 16 in 1005 Nov: 16 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 23 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Yemen: 45 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vietnam: 23 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vanuatu: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Uganda: 33 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 427 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Togo: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 201 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Korea: 21 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 78 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sierra Leone: 25 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Senegal: 27 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Samoa: 76 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Rwanda: 27 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 789 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 23 in 100 of its 953 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)North Korea: 24 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 22 in 100 of its 1,525 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nepal: 25 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mexico: 57 in 100 of its 908 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 63 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malawi: 35 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Libya: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Liberia: 28 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 31 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Latvia: 27 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kenya: 22 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 593 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 68 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 534 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Indonesia: 25 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Haiti: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guyana: 27 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Greece: 23 in 100 of its 324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Gambia: 33 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Fiji: 32 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 44 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Egypt: 23 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Greenland: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Denmark: 26 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Congo: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Hong Kong: 28 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Chile: 46 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cameroon: 40 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cambodia: 33 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Myanmar: 52 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Burkina Faso: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bosnia: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bolivia: 42 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Benin: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bahamas: 28 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Armenia: 23 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 16 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Iraq 68 in 100 of its 270 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Mexico 57 in 100 of its 908 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 60 in 100 of its 344 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 78 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 51 in 100 of its 184 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 63 in 100 of its 59 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.