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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.

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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.

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualPrince Edward Island, Canada -- health: 16 stories, carried by 49 outletsNanning, China -- health: 11 stories, carried by 26 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 17 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 35 outletsBihar, India -- health: 21 stories, carried by 23 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Prince Edward Island Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Nanning China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Middlesbrough UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 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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