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18,179 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Hong Kong Island (Hong Kong), the cyclone in Bangladesh and the earthquake in France drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGambia 57 in 100 of its 101 stories, usually 23
RegionOceania 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Hong Kong

300 of its 565 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 221 of Hong Kong's 300 stories about harm, carried by 636 outlets. 219 of Hong Kong Island's 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Hong Kong Island stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

145 of its 348 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Cyclone was named in 87 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding and storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

169 of its 823 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Earthquake was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Cambodia

42 of its 72 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Phnom Penh accounted for 28 of Cambodia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 24 of Phnom Penh's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

253 of its 581 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. la Paz accounted for 137 of Bolivia's 253 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. 115 of la Paz's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

797 of its 2,777 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Wildfires were named in 356 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

18 of its 33 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 6 of Kachin's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Australia (356 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hypothermia in Russia (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Fiji (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 18,179 stories about harm among 107,091 counted on 11 Nov.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Hong Kong. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 107,091 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 11 November 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. In Hong Kong, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq61 in 100 of its 323 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Cambodia58 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Gambia57 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 La Paz Bolivia115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Baghdad Iraq113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 416 Delhi India59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSpain: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualSanta Monica, US -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 52 outletsAmman, Jordan -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsOhio, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 30 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- rights & justice: 125 stories, carried by 213 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 76 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 31 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 69 stories, carried by 295 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

● Santa Monica US about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 49 stories ● Amman Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Kogi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 125 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 4,561 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health24% 4,288 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,596 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence17% 3,001 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 927 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 633 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 381 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 350 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 killed4,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,939 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees202 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations173 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people displaced140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions118 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill32 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 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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