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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 lessBahamas: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualTucson, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsIdaho, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsKampala, Uganda -- health: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsTbilisi, Georgia -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 21 outletsEssex, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 48 outletsWaitakere Ranges, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBoungou, Burkina Faso -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 29 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 18 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

● Tucson US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Idaho US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Tbilisi Georgia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Essex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 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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