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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.

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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSão 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 lessGermany: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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 readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readSenegal: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualLuhansk, Ukraine -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 24 outletsOhio, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsEssex, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbaco, Bahamas -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- rights & justice: 132 stories, carried by 269 outletsAyodhya, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 24 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 35 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

● Luhansk Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Essex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Abaco Bahamas about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 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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