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20,297 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in la Paz (Bolivia), the earthquake in Iran and violence in Boungou. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBolivia 68 in 100 of its 81 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Bolivia

55 of its 81 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. la Paz accounted for 32 of Bolivia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 29 of la Paz's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

224 of its 463 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 103 of Iran's 224 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (141 stories). Earthquake was named in 153 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

61 of its 67 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Boungou accounted for 31 of Burkina Faso's 61 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Hong Kong

28 of Kwun Tong's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

58 of its 103 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 14 of Phnom Penh's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

16 of its 40 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 11 of Tbilisi's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 106 of Iraq's 146 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. 85 of Baghdad's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

Santiago accounted for 34 of Chile's 54 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 28 of Santiago's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

38 of its 58 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Bangladesh (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Hong Kong (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (112 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in UK (225 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,297 stories about harm among 123,868 counted on 8 Nov.

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In Iran's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 123,868 stories, below the usual 17. Bolivia's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 8 November 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso91 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia68 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Sudan66 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq57 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 527 Baghdad Iraq85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Delhi India45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Beijing China33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 New York US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like 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'sMicronesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Bolivia about twice as angry as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 5,923 stories · about as usual Health25% 5,013 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,409 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,704 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,071 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 783 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 449 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 430 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 killed5,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,622 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees222 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting abductions198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations179 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill73 at about twice 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 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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