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17,817 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Damascus, the covid in Dominica and tropical storm in Honduras. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHonduras 86 in 100 of its 58 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 14 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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Conflict & violence

Syria

76 of its 106 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Damascus accounted for 53 of Syria's 76 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Health

Dominica

36 of its 41 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Covid was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Dominica over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Honduras

50 of its 58 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. the Bay Islands accounted for 20 of Honduras' 50 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with hurricane, flooding and storms.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Bay Islands stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Cameroon

14 of its 25 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

34 of its 126 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Typhoon was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jersey

18 of its 66 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

15 of its 57 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 3 of Yerevan's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Extreme cold was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Cameroon (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Canada (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 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 14 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 17,817 stories about harm among 106,152 counted on 14 Nov.

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In Honduras' news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 10 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 106,152 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 15 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. In Syria, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras86 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria72 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon60 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan60 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 858 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 725 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Northern Ireland UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 New York US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

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'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful 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'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominica: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Dominica few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 225 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 469 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,406 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice25% 4,389 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,778 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,191 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 804 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 784 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 713 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 376 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 killed3,816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured816 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions254 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting people displaced201 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Brazil Stories reporting refugees114 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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