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9,928 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Jerusalem, protests in Brussels (Belgium) and flooding in Canada. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 61 in 100 of its 494 stories, usually 37
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

300 of its 494 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 219 of Israel's 300 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

Belgium

32 of its 68 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Brussels accounted for 29 of Belgium's 32 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. 26 of Brussels' 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Health

Canada

315 of its 796 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Austria

69 of its 104 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Vienna accounted for 43 of Austria's 69 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 32 of Vienna's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Netherlands

56 of its 167 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 28 of Amsterdam's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 94 of Sudan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. 89 of Khartoum's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

43 of its 94 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guadeloupe

10 of its 10 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 8 of le Gosier's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Health

Jordan

25 of its 72 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: house fires in Australia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Sudan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in India (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in UK (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 9,928 stories about harm among 40,222 counted on 21 Nov.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 40,222 stories, as usual. Israel's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. A year earlier, on 21 November 2020, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Belarus, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Austria66 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Sudan62 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Israel61 in 100 of its 494 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Trinidad & Tobago52 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 35 · mostly health Thailand50 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 39 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kenosha US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Khartoum Sudan89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Delhi India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualColumbus, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 15 outletsMerseyside, UK -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 150 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 21 stories, carried by 12 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 38 stories, carried by 19 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Columbus US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Lanarkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 4,855 stories · much less than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice20% 1,932 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence11% 1,043 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents10% 999 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 360 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 276 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 236 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 147 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 killed2,690 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions103 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations57 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Canada Stories reporting people displaced51 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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