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16,261 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the drought in Spain, protests in Abuja (Nigeria) and abductions in Pakistan. Spain's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 53 in 100 of its 702 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

371 of its 702 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (45 stories). Drought was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tsunami and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

411 of its 1,357 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 81 of Abuja's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with poisoning.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Abuja stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Polio was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Venezuela

66 of its 113 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Valencia accounted for 56 of Venezuela's 66 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

17 of its 46 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 5 of Algiers' 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

52 of its 170 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

85 of its 194 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 40 of Bangladesh's 85 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 26 of Dhaka's 40 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 81 of Lebanon's 145 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

23 of its 50 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Venezuela (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Taiwan (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in China (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Lebanon (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in India (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
21 in 10017 in 1003 Oct10 Oct17 Oct24 Oct1 Nov3 Oct: 19 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 21 in 1007 Oct: 21 in 1008 Oct: 19 in 1009 Oct: 19 in 10010 Oct: 20 in 10011 Oct: 19 in 10012 Oct: 19 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 18 in 10016 Oct: 18 in 10017 Oct: 18 in 10018 Oct: 18 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 19 in 10021 Oct: 18 in 10022 Oct: 18 in 10023 Oct: 18 in 10024 Oct: 17 in 10025 Oct: 17 in 10026 Oct: 17 in 10027 Oct: 17 in 10028 Oct: 17 in 10029 Oct: 17 in 10030 Oct: 17 in 10031 Oct: 17 in 1001 Nov: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 16,261 stories about harm among 96,961 counted on 1 Nov.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Spain. of the day's 96,961 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Spain stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in Venezuela's news. On 2 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. Over October, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in October 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Palestine66 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon65 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 905 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela58 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Abuja Nigeria81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Dhaka Bangladesh26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 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: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 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: 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 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 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMali: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: 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 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 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 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 lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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: no storiesZimbabwe: 30 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 58 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Vanuatu: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 49 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tanzania: 36 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Taiwan: 31 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 56 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Spain: 53 in 100 of its 702 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 42 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 62 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 734 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 1,357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mauritius: 71 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malaysia: 26 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 65 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 23 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 64 in 100 of its 905 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 27 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 41 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 22 in 100 of its 304 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 31 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Central African Republic: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 46 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Algeria: 37 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 34 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 335 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 29 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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 64 in 100 of its 905 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 66 in 100 of its 227 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 65 in 100 of its 223 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Spain 53 in 100 of its 702 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 76 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Venezuela 58 in 100 of its 113 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,548 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,044 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents17% 2,748 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 2,028 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 856 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 699 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 596 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 389 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 killed4,219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,685 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions289 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced230 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations124 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 about as 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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