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22,406 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Gaza, protests in Hong Kong Island (Hong Kong) and the earthquake in Indonesia. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 63 in 100 of its 936 stories, usually 36
RegionOceania 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Conflict & violence

Palestine

75 of its 116 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Gaza accounted for 45 of Palestine's 75 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Island accounted for 130 of Hong Kong's 191 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. 121 of Hong Kong Island's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Indonesia

157 of its 339 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Earthquake was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Denmark

33 of its 105 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 92 of Iraq's 122 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 81 of Baghdad's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

589 of its 936 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (184 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

245 of its 843 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (86 stories). Storm surge was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Slovakia

15 of its 28 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

357 of its 1,152 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Tornadoes were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and ebola.

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Rights & justice

Croatia

14 of its 64 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Iraq (36 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in China (80 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in Germany (16 of its stories, more than ten 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 14 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 22,406 stories about harm among 130,869 counted on 14 Nov.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 130,869 stories, as usual. On 14 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. In Palestine, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine65 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 936 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq62 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia61 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan56 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 645 Hong Kong Island Hong Kong121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Baghdad Iraq81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 La Paz Bolivia71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Beijing China68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212

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: too little coverage to readU.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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIraq: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualZagreb, Croatia -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 40 outletsManus Island, Papua New Guinea -- displacement: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsPennsylvania, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 35 stories, carried by 33 outletsMerritt Island, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsLisbon, Portugal -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 23 outletsHamburg, Germany -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 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

● Zagreb Croatia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Manus Island Papua New Guinea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 13 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 35 stories ● Merritt Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 6,249 stories · about as usual Health27% 5,876 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,603 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 3,229 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,100 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 820 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 603 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 431 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 killed5,590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,742 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations132 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill43 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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