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21,505 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Tel Aviv, protests in the New Territories (Hong Kong) and people injured in Slovakia. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 66 in 100 of its 927 stories, usually 34
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

609 of its 927 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tel Aviv accounted for 242 of Israel's 609 stories about harm, carried by 477 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (222 stories). Wildfires were named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

191 of its 469 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. the New Territories accounted for 137 of Hong Kong's 191 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. 134 of the New Territories' 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → New Territories stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Slovakia

23 of its 34 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

293 of its 857 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (39 stories). Tornadoes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

89 of its 128 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 48 of Palestine's 89 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

81 of its 226 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Beirut accounted for 67 of Lebanon's 81 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 63 of Beirut's 67 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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Protests & strikes

China

98 of Beijing's 196 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (116 stories). Plague was named in 72 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

120 of its 305 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

294 of its 1,127 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Tornadoes were named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 143 of Afghanistan's 180 stories about harm, carried by 330 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in China (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in India (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 21,505 stories about harm among 126,593 counted on 13 Nov.

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Mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual in China's news. of the day's 126,593 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Israel for the second day running. Israel's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. A year earlier, on 13 November 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine70 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 927 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Congo59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 316 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

New Territories Hong Kong134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 598 Beijing China98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 La Paz Bolivia76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Tel Aviv Israel66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: 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'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice 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'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 609 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 300 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 180 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 5,853 stories · about as usual Health25% 5,164 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,956 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence15% 3,097 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,056 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 838 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 583 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 455 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 killed5,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,468 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,466 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees217 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill40 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 harsher 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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