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13,089 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the earthquake in Indonesia, violence in Colombo and protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Indonesia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Indonesia →
Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 71 in 100 of its 490 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

348 of its 490 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Cianjur accounted for 214 of Indonesia's 348 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (259 stories). Earthquake was named in 303 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, tsunami and volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Cianjur stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

17 of its 20 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Tsunami was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 49 of Bangladesh's 72 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Jenin accounted for 18 of Palestine's 38 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

27 of its 45 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

20 of its 45 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

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Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

41 of its 122 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Tonga (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Ukraine (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Canada (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10022 Oct29 Oct5 Nov13 Nov21 Nov22 Oct: 20 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 20 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 20 in 10027 Oct: 19 in 10028 Oct: 19 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 20 in 1001 Nov: 19 in 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 19 in 1004 Nov: 19 in 1005 Nov: 20 in 1006 Nov: 20 in 1007 Nov: 19 in 1008 Nov: 18 in 1009 Nov: 17 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 10012 Nov: 18 in 10013 Nov: 19 in 10014 Nov: 18 in 10015 Nov: 18 in 10016 Nov: 19 in 10017 Nov: 19 in 10018 Nov: 18 in 10019 Nov: 18 in 10020 Nov: 19 in 10021 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 13,089 stories about harm among 68,775 counted on 21 Nov.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 68,775 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Indonesia. A year earlier, on 21 November 2021, 25 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 →

Indonesia71 in 100 of its 490 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine60 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka45 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346 Colorado Springs US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482 Tehran Iran32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Delhi India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 London UK20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: no storiesBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 34 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vietnam: 29 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 40 in 100 of its 410 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 85 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 58 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 45 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 693 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 59 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 37 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 42 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Panama: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 556 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Moldova: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lithuania: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 28 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kazakhstan: 26 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 60 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 71 in 100 of its 490 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guyana: 33 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Estonia: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 40 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 44 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 27 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Albania: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Indonesia 71 in 100 of its 490 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 58 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 40 in 100 of its 410 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 46 in 100 of its 103 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 37 in 100 of its 622 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 4,575 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,656 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,966 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,821 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 714 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 634 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 395 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 179 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 killed3,839 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people injured1,650 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting arrests1,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected980 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions138 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations55 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye

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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