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19,814 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Baghdad (Iraq), a disaster in Freetown and arrests in Singapore drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 79 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 54
RegionCentral Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

142 of its 229 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Baghdad accounted for 107 of Iraq's 142 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. 64 of Baghdad's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Health

Singapore

109 of its 269 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Nicaragua

107 of its 136 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 25 of Managua's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

63 of its 80 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Khartoum accounted for 44 of Sudan's 63 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 43 of Khartoum's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

35 of its 62 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 5 of Ramallah's 10 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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Health

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 96 of Afghanistan's 195 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Hunger was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Niger

30 of its 31 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Nepal

37 of its 58 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Avalanche was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Afghanistan (40 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Japan (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in China (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 19,814 stories about harm among 78,561 counted on 8 Nov.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Iraq. of the day's 78,561 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Afghanistan's news mentioned the hunger about 6 times as often as usual. Iraq's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sierra Leone79 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan79 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Nicaragua79 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia64 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 708 Houston US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 562 Glasgow UK71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Baghdad Iraq64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Jerusalem Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96

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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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 readThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sRomania: 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 readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier 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'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Sierra Leone few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about three times as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 10,799 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,310 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,876 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,507 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 922 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 553 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 417 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 256 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 killed4,556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,399 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people affected1,290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations69 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 about as 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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