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12,306 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Paris (France), people killed in the Bahamas and violence in Ghazni drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 75 in 100 of its 51 stories, usually 40
RegionCentral Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

France

178 of its 465 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Paris accounted for 134 of France's 178 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. 76 of Paris' 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Health

Bahamas

26 of its 39 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

144 of its 186 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Ghazni accounted for 87 of Afghanistan's 144 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Belarus

38 of its 51 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Minsk accounted for 32 of Belarus' 38 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. 31 of Minsk's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

430 of its 953 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories). Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

245 of its 403 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tehran accounted for 177 of Iran's 245 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Singapore

44 of its 123 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Illness was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 5 of Havana's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

84 of its 128 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Volcanic eruption was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Singapore (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 12,306 stories about harm among 46,744 counted on 29 Nov.

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In Indonesia's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 46,744 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to France. On 30 November 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 26 today. France stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. This week the news turned most often to Ethiopia, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus75 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia66 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran61 in 100 of its 403 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 London UK83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Paris France76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Tehran Iran49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408

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'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sHaiti: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 430 stories about harm ● Cambodia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 8 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Bahamas few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 6,517 stories · much less than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice16% 1,940 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,408 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,227 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 545 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 241 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 169 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 135 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 killed3,926 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected854 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured854 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced111 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Ethiopia Stories reporting refugees95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations38 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.