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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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
23 in 10018 in 1005 Oct12 Oct19 Oct26 Oct3 Nov5 Oct: 18 in 1006 Oct: 18 in 1007 Oct: 22 in 1008 Oct: 23 in 1009 Oct: 22 in 10010 Oct: 21 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 20 in 10013 Oct: 20 in 10014 Oct: 21 in 10015 Oct: 22 in 10016 Oct: 20 in 10017 Oct: 19 in 10018 Oct: 21 in 10019 Oct: 20 in 10020 Oct: 20 in 10021 Oct: 20 in 10022 Oct: 21 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 20 in 10025 Oct: 19 in 10026 Oct: 19 in 10027 Oct: 19 in 10028 Oct: 20 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 20 in 10031 Oct: 19 in 1001 Nov: 19 in 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: 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 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 storiesNamibia: 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 lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 lessCambodia: 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: 27 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Senegal: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 845 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,625 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 40 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 81 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 39 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jamaica: 27 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 3,511 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 798 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 72 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 28 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 30 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 42 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bolivia: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 43 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahrain: 48 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 798 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 798 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 798 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 92 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

● Israel 68 in 100 of its 3,511 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 68 in 100 of its 798 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 72 in 100 of its 208 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 45 in 100 of its 174 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 43 in 100 of its 214 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Bahrain 48 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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