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20,703 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in la Paz (Bolivia), helicopter crash in Afghanistan and the hypothermia in the Netherlands. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalta 62 in 100 of its 123 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

99 of its 136 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. la Paz accounted for 56 of Bolivia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. 54 of la Paz's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

209 of its 295 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kabul accounted for 124 of Afghanistan's 209 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

84 of its 391 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Hypothermia was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iran

284 of its 481 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 169 of Iran's 284 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. 131 of Tehran's 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (208 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Malta

76 of its 123 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Valletta accounted for 40 of Malta's 76 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

21 of its 24 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

23 of its 39 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 15 of Managua's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

255 of its 538 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 72 of Hong Kong Island's 73 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

Latvia

12 of its 38 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 8 of Riga's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Burkina Faso (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Zimbabwe (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 20,703 stories about harm among 127,351 counted on 20 Nov.

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In Afghanistan's news, mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 127,351 stories, as usual. On 20 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 16 today. In Bolivia, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bolivia73 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Malta62 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 19 · mostly conflict & violence Iran59 in 100 of its 481 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Tehran Iran131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 513 Hong Kong Island Hong Kong72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Delhi India62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBrazil: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: 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'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: 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'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than 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'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little angrier than 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 156 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 195 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Malta about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 6,911 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health24% 4,808 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,076 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 2,565 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,104 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 937 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 474 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 406 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 killed4,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,831 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured993 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees216 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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