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13,543 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), people killed in Saudi Arabia and violence in Jammu. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 62 in 100 of its 681 stories, usually 29
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

420 of its 681 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Dhaka accounted for 333 of Bangladesh's 420 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. 227 of Dhaka's 333 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Saudi Arabia

169 of its 470 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

39 of its 84 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola and haemorrhagic fever.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

131 of its 221 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Caracas accounted for 48 of Venezuela's 131 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Germany

125 of its 544 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

23 of Mexico City's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

21 of its 36 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Poland

40 of its 146 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Displacement

Romania

35 of its 195 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 13,543 stories about harm among 83,481 counted on 17 Nov.

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Bangladesh's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. of the day's 83,481 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 17 November 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh62 in 100 of its 681 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela59 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir54 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador51 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Washington US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 Chicago US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Charlotte US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312

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'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFinland: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sComoros: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 one and a half times as angry 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

● Mexico about twice as warm as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 420 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 275 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 129 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,539 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,308 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,537 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,847 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 741 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 484 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 436 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 402 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 killed3,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees187 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting evacuations119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about the usual rate

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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