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12,072 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Freetown, protests in Izabela (Poland) and people injured in Germany. Sierra Leone's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSierra Leone 83 in 100 of its 170 stories, usually 38
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Sierra Leone

141 of its 170 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Freetown accounted for 131 of Sierra Leone's 141 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

20 of its 49 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 8 of Izabela's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Izabela stories →
Health

Germany

96 of its 307 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

97 of its 156 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tigray accounted for 69 of Ethiopia's 97 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
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Protests & strikes

Iraq

57 of its 88 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 30 of Iraq's 57 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 28 of Baghdad's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 19 of Sudan's 33 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 18 of Khartoum's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 68 of Afghanistan's 127 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Costa Rica

11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Greece

43 of its 107 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Athens accounted for 28 of Greece's 43 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Brazil (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Kashmir (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in US (81 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in India (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

25 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 6 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 12,072 stories about harm among 47,405 counted on 6 Nov.

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In Brazil's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 47,405 stories, as usual. Sierra Leone's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sierra Leone83 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan66 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Iraq65 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Glasgow UK51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Baghdad Iraq28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 30 Kabul Afghanistan23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readIraq: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJalalabad, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 45 outletsDelaware, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 32 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 23 outletsAnambra, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 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

● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jalalabad Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories ● Delaware US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 6,053 stories · less than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice19% 2,220 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,449 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence8% 997 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 522 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 303 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 256 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 152 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 killed3,356 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,184 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured929 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sierra Leone Stories reporting people affected836 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations48 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and India

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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.