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21,686 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Dhaka and arrests in Vietnam drew the news. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 58 in 100 of its 334 stories, usually 34
RegionNorth America 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

191 of its 362 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 87 of Iran's 191 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. 67 of Tehran's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

193 of its 334 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 156 of Bangladesh's 193 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

140 of its 375 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

93 of its 320 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Lebanon

69 of its 216 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 49 of Beirut's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (35 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 88 of Iraq's 134 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. 75 of Baghdad's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Malta

56 of its 124 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 15 of Valletta's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

52 of its 72 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Sanaa accounted for 31 of Yemen's 52 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Albania

167 of its 265 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Durres accounted for 143 of Albania's 167 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

54 of its 68 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 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.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Iraq (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Chile (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in New Zealand (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in US (362 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 21,686 stories about harm among 121,358 counted on 27 Nov.

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Greece's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 121,358 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 27 November 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Iran stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Samoa84 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 56 · mostly health Congo79 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen72 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia66 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq66 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599 Beijing China76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 London UK76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 Baghdad Iraq75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Dhaka Bangladesh74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156

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'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: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: 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 about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Bangladesh about three times as angry as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as fearful as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,361 stories · about as usual Health23% 4,981 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,998 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,626 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,200 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,004 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 588 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 560 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 killed5,472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations202 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill82 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Samoa

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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