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20,610 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Tehran, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and people falling ill in Australia. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 48 in 100 of its 69 stories, usually 11
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Iran

149 of its 208 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tehran accounted for 96 of Iran's 149 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

92 of its 214 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 51 of Bangladesh's 92 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 26 of Dhaka's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Poisoning was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Nepal

65 of its 162 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Earthquake was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

138 of its 562 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (47 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Bolivia

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

24 of its 116 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Taiwan

26 of its 102 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 453 of Palestine's 539 stories about harm, carried by 461 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Spain (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Italy (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Vietnam (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Ukraine (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 20,610 stories about harm among 106,307 counted on 3 Nov.

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The news turned to Iran for the third day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 106,307 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. Iran stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%. On 3 November 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran72 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine68 in 100 of its 798 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 3,511 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain48 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 11 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 654 Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 676 London UK78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Gaza Palestine65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 453 Hollywood US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223

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'sYemen: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri 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'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 2,371 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 539 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 5,559 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,761 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence20% 4,059 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,525 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,132 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 918 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 786 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 545 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 killed5,945 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,655 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations296 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced258 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia 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 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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