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21,313 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), people displaced in Idlib and people killed in Sweden. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBolivia 74 in 100 of its 119 stories, usually 45
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Iran

207 of its 408 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 132 of Iran's 207 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 94 of Tehran's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

162 of its 230 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Idlib accounted for 54 of Syria's 162 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Health

Sweden

76 of its 241 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

137 of its 466 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Bolivia

88 of its 119 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. la Paz accounted for 57 of Bolivia's 88 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 51 of la Paz's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Malta

37 of its 94 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 14 of Valletta's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

43 of its 106 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 of Bogota's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). 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 90 of Iraq's 170 stories about harm, carried by 272 outlets. 81 of Baghdad's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Gambia

47 of its 93 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

185 of its 392 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 44 of Hong Kong Island's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. 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.

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Afghanistan (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); natural hazards in Iraq (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (44 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dust storm in Australia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 21,313 stories about harm among 130,681 counted on 21 Nov.

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Thailand's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 16 in every 100 of the day's 130,681 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 21 November 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today. Iran stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bolivia74 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia55 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 606 Tehran Iran94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Baghdad Iraq81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Jerusalem Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 34 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vanuatu: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Puerto Rico: 48 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Türkiye: 25 in 100 of its 550 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Togo: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 466 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sweden: 32 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Sudan: 32 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 331 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 21 in 100 of its 1,195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 55 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sierra Leone: 32 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Samoa: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Rwanda: 39 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Philippines: 23 in 100 of its 782 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Peru: 23 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 24 in 100 of its 782 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 21 in 100 of its 1,637 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nicaragua: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Namibia: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mozambique: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malta: 39 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 33 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Libya: 38 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Latvia: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Laos: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kenya: 21 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 24 in 100 of its 1,126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 35 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 69 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 51 in 100 of its 408 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Honduras: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Haiti: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guinea-Bissau: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guatemala: 47 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Georgia: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Gambia: 51 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Fiji: 31 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Egypt: 22 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Dominican Republic: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Greenland: 36 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)DR Congo: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Congo: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Colombia: 41 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Hong Kong: 47 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Chile: 36 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Chad: 26 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cameroon: 51 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cambodia: 28 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Burkina Faso: 77 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bolivia: 74 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bhutan: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Benin: 33 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 23 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bahamas: 24 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Australia: 21 in 100 of its 2,889 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Algeria: 26 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 63 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 35 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 35 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 35 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 16 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 70 in 100 of its 230 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 69 in 100 of its 245 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bolivia 74 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 63 in 100 of its 179 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 51 in 100 of its 408 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Hong Kong 47 in 100 of its 392 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 7,067 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health26% 5,495 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 3,024 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence12% 2,427 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,079 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 871 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 455 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 454 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 killed5,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,004 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations67 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia 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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