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17,461 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at arrests in Iraq, protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) and people injured in Ecuador. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 46 in 100 of its 314 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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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Rights & justice

Iraq

56 of its 109 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Earthquake was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Indonesia

146 of its 314 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

11 of its 23 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Finland

27 of its 101 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Somalia

33 of its 57 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

13 of its 38 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Israel (88 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Cuba (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Canada (62 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 17,461 stories about harm among 106,478 counted on 13 Nov.

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Mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual in Israel's news. of the day's 106,478 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 14 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 16 today. Iraq's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan64 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon62 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia58 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Palestine55 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 New York US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Islamabad Pakistan29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Baku Azerbaijan21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 252 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 526 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,124 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,046 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,999 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,163 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 936 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 737 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 655 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 387 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 killed3,849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,854 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured909 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced177 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees133 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● Griefa little less than 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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