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7,037 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Istanbul, protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and people killed in Peru. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Türkiye →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 53 in 100 of its 236 stories, usually 33
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

125 of its 236 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Istanbul accounted for 63 of Türkiye's 125 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

12 of its 29 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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

Kashmir

48 of its 84 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Anantnag accounted for 24 of Kashmir's 48 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

49 of its 68 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Aleppo accounted for 20 of Syria's 49 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 70 of Ukraine's 157 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Extreme cold was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

120 of its 354 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 47 of Bangladesh's 76 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

22 of Sharm el-Sheikh's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Egypt (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Russia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Ukraine (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 7,037 stories about harm among 37,124 counted on 20 Nov.

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People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Türkiye. 19 in every 100 of the day's 37,124 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 20 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 19 today. Türkiye stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria72 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir57 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye53 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan43 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine41 in 100 of its 382 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Colorado Springs US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 Tehran Iran17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31 London UK17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93

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: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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 readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGlasgow, UK -- health: 31 stories, carried by 167 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- health: 15 stories, carried by 102 outletsPhoenix, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 36 outletsTehran, Iran -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 28 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 23 stories, carried by 19 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

● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Bangkok Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Phoenix US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 2,089 stories · much less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice24% 1,650 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,151 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents14% 944 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 426 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 333 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 265 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 101 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 killed2,157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured850 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting arrests768 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected568 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions94 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations29 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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
● 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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