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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
20 in 10016 in 10010 Oct17 Oct24 Oct31 Oct8 Nov10 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 1006 Nov: 16 in 1007 Nov: 16 in 1008 Nov: 16 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 lessTogo: 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 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 Korea: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: 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 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 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 lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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 lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 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 storiesAlbania: 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: 29 in 100 of its 357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Yemen: 45 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vietnam: 29 in 100 of its 414 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 40 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Uganda: 32 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Türkiye: 35 in 100 of its 505 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tonga: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tajikistan: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Sudan: 82 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 66 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sri Lanka: 27 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 22 in 100 of its 994 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)St. Lucia: 38 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 679 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 23 in 100 of its 939 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)North Korea: 38 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 22 in 100 of its 1,448 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nicaragua: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nepal: 24 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mozambique: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mexico: 38 in 100 of its 663 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mauritius: 41 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mauritania: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 75 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Libya: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Liberia: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 26 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kyrgyzstan: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 30 in 100 of its 391 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 57 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 48 in 100 of its 463 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Honduras: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Haiti: 28 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guinea: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guatemala: 33 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Georgia: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)New Caledonia: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Fiji: 26 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 24 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)El Salvador: 32 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Egypt: 22 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ecuador: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Croatia: 27 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)DR Congo: 82 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Congo: 72 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Colombia: 31 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Hong Kong: 32 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Chile: 36 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cameroon: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cambodia: 56 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Myanmar: 30 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Burkina Faso: 91 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Brazil: 25 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bosnia: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bolivia: 68 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bahamas: 40 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Australia: 22 in 100 of its 2,412 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Armenia: 28 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Algeria: 36 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 127 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

● Burkina Faso 91 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 57 in 100 of its 255 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 57 in 100 of its 250 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bolivia 68 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iran 48 in 100 of its 463 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Cambodia 56 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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