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19,952 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The tsunami in Indonesia, people killed in Sri Lanka and refugees in South Africa drew the news. Hong Kong's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 36 in 100 of its 910 stories, usually 14
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

135 of its 326 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Tsunami was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

101 of its 301 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Food poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

304 of its 1,087 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Tornadoes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Island accounted for 124 of Hong Kong's 215 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. 123 of Hong Kong Island's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief 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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Israel

314 of its 577 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (179 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

Santiago accounted for 53 of Chile's 95 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 45 of Santiago's 53 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

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 65 of Iraq's 97 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 54 of Baghdad's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

327 of its 910 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Flooding was named in 241 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms and storm surge.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

40 of its 121 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Croatia

19 of its 61 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Italy (241 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in China (55 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Nigeria (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in France (12 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 15 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 19,952 stories about harm among 120,796 counted on 15 Nov.

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The news turned to Indonesia for the second day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 120,796 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Italy's news, mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual. On 15 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today. Indonesia's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq60 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Syria57 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel54 in 100 of its 577 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 604 Hong Kong Island Hong Kong123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Baghdad Iraq54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Beijing China53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'sSomalia: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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 readKenya: 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'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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 314 stories about harm ● Croatia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as angry as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 5,905 stories · about as usual Health25% 4,967 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,224 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,682 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,077 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 777 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 447 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 444 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 killed5,050 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,066 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,459 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced134 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations117 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill50 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 about as 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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