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20,528 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Nablus (Palestine), people injured in Mexico and a disaster in Sarajevo. Mexico's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNiger 94 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 53
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Palestine

46 of its 71 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Nablus accounted for 26 of Palestine's 46 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 13 of Nablus' 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

189 of its 529 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bosnia

18 of its 22 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Sarajevo accounted for 15 of Bosnia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Sarajevo stories →
Health

Germany

178 of its 553 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Niger

64 of its 68 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 42 of Sudan's 85 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 30 of Khartoum's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories).

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

46 of its 137 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Cuba

40 of its 77 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Havana accounted for 24 of Cuba's 40 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

22 of its 29 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 4 of Managua's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Croatia

9 of its 17 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in France (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in India (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Ireland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 20,528 stories about harm among 84,368 counted on 5 Nov.

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Mentions of landslides ran about 5 times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 84,368 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Palestine stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. A year earlier, on 5 November 2020, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger94 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia60 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan59 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Cuba52 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 37 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1053 Glasgow UK76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Kenosha US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Khartoum Sudan30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42

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'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: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Niger about three times as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about three times as angry as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 11,690 stories · more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice18% 3,567 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,760 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,359 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 696 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 569 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 429 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 252 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 killed4,405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,425 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 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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