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6,740 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Landslides in Italy, protests in Beijing (China) and the hunger in Ukraine drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostItaly 45 in 100 of its 244 stories, usually 17
RegionEast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

109 of its 244 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Ischia accounted for 84 of Italy's 109 stories about harm, carried by 368 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Landslides were named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, earthquake and flooding. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Ischia stories →
Protests & strikes

China

379 of its 842 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Beijing accounted for 140 of China's 379 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. 91 of Beijing's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (215 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

170 of its 363 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 76 of Ukraine's 170 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Hunger was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain, snowstorms and extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Belarus

16 of its 26 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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

Brazil

36 of its 128 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

16 of its 35 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Valsayn accounted for 14 of Trinidad & Tobago's 16 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Singapore

20 of its 65 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Diphtheria was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 16 of Somalia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 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: flooding in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in UK (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in US (46 of its stories, about three 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 27 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 6,740 stories about harm among 35,481 counted on 27 Nov.

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Italy's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 35,481 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Italy for the second day running. On 27 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Ukraine, on 6 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ukraine47 in 100 of its 363 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence China45 in 100 of its 842 stories · usually 24 · mostly health Italy45 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Zimbabwe37 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan37 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Shanghai China81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Xinjiang China39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Tehran Iran35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualFlorida, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 34 stories, carried by 44 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 11 outletsParis, France -- food & livelihood: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsTaipei, Taiwan -- health: 13 stories, carried by 23 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 11 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 23 stories, carried by 22 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

● Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 34 stories ● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Paris France about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 17 stories ● Taipei Taiwan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 2,248 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 1,606 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,018 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 837 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 331 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 295 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 219 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 103 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 killed1,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests640 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured610 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations58 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Italy Stories reporting abductions55 at about the usual rate

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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