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20,973 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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A disaster in Almaty, protests in South Vietnam (Vietnam) and rights and justice in Banjul drew the news. Kazakhstan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 50 in 100 of its 76 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

38 of its 76 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Almaty accounted for 28 of Kazakhstan's 38 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories → Almaty stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

132 of its 386 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 46 of South Vietnam's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → South Vietnam stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Banjul accounted for 15 of the Gambia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Banjul stories →
Conflict & violence

Cambodia

39 of its 107 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

United Arab Emirates

161 of its 985 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Dubai accounted for 151 of the United Arab Emirates' 161 stories about harm, carried by 398 outlets. Flooding was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with wildfires and drought.

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Health

Ireland

416 of its 1,617 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (169 stories). Illness was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Rights & justice

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 599 of Israel's 1,826 stories about harm, carried by 976 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (511 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

31 of its 63 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with cholera and outbreaks.

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Rights & justice

Mauritius

7 of its 16 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

274 of its 867 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 152 of Russia's 274 stories about harm, carried by 279 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in United Arab Emirates (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Ireland (84 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); accidents in Japan (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Indonesia (10 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 30 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 20,973 stories about harm among 111,744 counted on 30 Nov.

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Kazakhstan stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 111,744 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the United Arab Emirates' news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. On 30 November 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel74 in 100 of its 2,453 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Somalia70 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan64 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 523 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria53 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 790 Jerusalem Israel99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599 Manhattan US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 New Delhi India69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224 Moscow Russia60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: 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: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: 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 lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 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 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 lessGuyana: 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 lessGeorgia: 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: 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: 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 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 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: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 storiesAksai 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vietnam: 34 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 640 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 53 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 26 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 70 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 867 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 808 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 24 in 100 of its 654 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Netherlands: 25 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 32 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mauritius: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 29 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 25 in 100 of its 366 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kazakhstan: 50 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 74 in 100 of its 2,453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 523 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ireland: 26 in 100 of its 1,617 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 62 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Gambia: 38 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 49 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 30 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 36 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 58 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Albania: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 523 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 523 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 640 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 523 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 144 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 74 in 100 of its 2,453 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 523 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 70 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 64 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 53 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kazakhstan 50 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 6,023 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 5,529 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence15% 3,155 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,713 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,051 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 974 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 767 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 410 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 killed5,428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,001 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations144 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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