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15,965 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Tigray, the hurricane in Belize and protests in Astana (Kazakhstan). Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelize 80 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Ethiopia

102 of its 168 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tigray accounted for 63 of Ethiopia's 102 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

44 of its 55 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Belize City accounted for 29 of Belize's 44 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Hurricane was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storm surge.

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

Ecuador

26 of its 38 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Guayaquil accounted for 24 of Ecuador's 26 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). 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.

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Conflict & violence

South Korea

228 of its 590 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Seoul accounted for 185 of South Korea's 228 stories about harm, carried by 428 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

18 of its 28 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

53 of its 121 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 21 of Colombo's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

63 of its 199 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

26 of its 108 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Honduras (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Greenland (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Cuba (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Greece (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bridge collapse in India (101 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 15,965 stories about harm among 83,116 counted on 2 Nov.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 83,116 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 2 November 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Belize80 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia71 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia61 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 528 San Francisco US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Tehran Iran57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Seoul South Korea47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Los Angeles US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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 lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 63 stories, carried by 146 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 74 outletsNebraska, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsLisbon, Portugal -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 20 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 31 stories, carried by 12 outletsDelaware, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 16 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

● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 63 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Middlesbrough UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Nebraska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,765 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,485 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,175 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,634 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,190 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 692 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 557 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 257 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 killed3,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured737 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting refugees132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US 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 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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