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17,741 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the heatwave in Brazil, violence in Abyei and livelihoods in Buenos Aires. Brazil's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 31 in 100 of its 718 stories, usually 15
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Brazil

99 of its 430 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Heatwave was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Dominican Republic

35 of its 48 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

130 of its 457 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

44 of its 59 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

221 of its 733 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Earthquake was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 318 of Palestine's 382 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (248 stories). Hypothermia was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Dominican Republic (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Türkiye (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 17,741 stories about harm among 96,710 counted on 20 Nov.

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In the Dominican Republic's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 96,710 stories, as usual. Brazil's news was 23% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. On 20 November 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel75 in 100 of its 2,263 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan75 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 570 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia50 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 33 · mostly health Iceland46 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 693 Buenos Aires Argentina61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Gaza Palestine57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317

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 lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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 lessTonga: 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 lessSri Lanka: 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 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 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: 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 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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: 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: 29 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 23 in 100 of its 699 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guam: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 734 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 28 in 100 of its 457 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 43 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 83 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 924 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 61 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 24 in 100 of its 536 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 733 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 26 in 100 of its 663 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 25 in 100 of its 569 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malta: 28 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 41 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 25 in 100 of its 317 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 75 in 100 of its 2,263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 570 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 46 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 50 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Equatorial Guinea: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominican Republic: 73 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Costa Rica: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 28 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 64 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bulgaria: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 31 in 100 of its 718 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Albania: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 570 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 570 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 734 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 67 in 100 of its 570 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 42 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 75 in 100 of its 2,263 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 67 in 100 of its 570 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 75 in 100 of its 59 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 44 in 100 of its 134 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iceland 46 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ethiopia 50 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,114 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice23% 4,032 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,584 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,527 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 910 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 901 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 756 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 635 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 killed4,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,563 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,072 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations473 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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