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19,242 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Tehran, rights and justice in Omdurman and illness in Pyongyang. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 72 in 100 of its 475 stories, usually 46
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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

Iran

342 of its 475 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tehran accounted for 270 of Iran's 342 stories about harm, carried by 482 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

41 of its 61 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Omdurman accounted for 24 of Sudan's 41 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Covid was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Omdurman stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Senegal

19 of its 33 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

64 of its 125 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Caracas accounted for 42 of Venezuela's 64 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (38 stories).

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Health

Brazil

98 of its 227 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

South Korea

125 of its 332 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Seoul accounted for 83 of South Korea's 125 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

35 of Lagos' 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Polio was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

55 of its 93 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 21 of Baghdad's 27 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Senegal (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in Sweden (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Germany (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Australia (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 25 the day before
30 in 10023 in 1003 Oct12 Oct27 Oct19 Nov27 Nov3 Oct: 29 in 1005 Oct: 27 in 1006 Oct: 27 in 1007 Oct: 26 in 1009 Oct: 28 in 10010 Oct: 28 in 10011 Oct: 29 in 10012 Oct: 27 in 10014 Oct: 26 in 10015 Oct: 25 in 10018 Oct: 29 in 10019 Oct: 26 in 10022 Oct: 25 in 10023 Oct: 27 in 10027 Oct: 26 in 1005 Nov: 23 in 10011 Nov: 25 in 10012 Nov: 26 in 10013 Nov: 27 in 10015 Nov: 30 in 10018 Nov: 26 in 10019 Nov: 26 in 10020 Nov: 26 in 10021 Nov: 26 in 10022 Nov: 28 in 10023 Nov: 26 in 10024 Nov: 25 in 10025 Nov: 25 in 10026 Nov: 25 in 10027 Nov: 25 in 100 · this day

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 19,242 stories about harm among 77,475 counted on 27 Nov.

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The news turned to Iran for the third day running. On 28 November 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 25 today. In Iran, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 77,475 stories, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Korea76 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Iran72 in 100 of its 475 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Somalia65 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Washington US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 525 London UK51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 456 Boston US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Lagos Nigeria35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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 lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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 lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: 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 lessKenya: 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 lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChad: 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 lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & 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: no storiesSt 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 36 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Yemen: 66 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Venezuela: 51 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Syria: 64 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sweden: 35 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Korea: 38 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Somalia: 65 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Senegal: 58 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Philippines: 41 in 100 of its 675 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 663 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)North Korea: 76 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 1,117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nicaragua: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nepal: 44 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Malawi: 36 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Lesotho: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iraq: 59 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iran: 72 in 100 of its 475 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Indonesia: 43 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Hungary: 36 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Greece: 38 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Ethiopia: 60 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Denmark: 42 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cuba: 47 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Chile: 40 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Burkina Faso: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Brazil: 43 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Botswana: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Belize: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Belarus: 40 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)
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 25 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

● Iran 72 in 100 of its 475 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● North Korea 76 in 100 of its 107 stories · mostly health ● Ethiopia 60 in 100 of its 227 stories · mostly displacement ● Sudan 67 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Somalia 65 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 59 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 11,397 stories · about as usual Rights & justice15% 2,934 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,560 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,473 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 734 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 474 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 257 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 231 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 killed5,069 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,447 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured925 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions86 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Denmark

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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