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The day's news pointed at violence in Jerusalem, a disaster in Cianjur and rights and justice in Bishkek. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 51 in 100 of its 383 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Conflict & violence

Israel

195 of its 383 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 119 of Israel's 195 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

122 of its 245 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Cianjur accounted for 79 of Indonesia's 122 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

50 of its 72 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Jenin accounted for 31 of Palestine's 50 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

15 of its 26 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Namibia

14 of its 34 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 9 of Windhoek's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 73 of Iran's 166 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 57 of Tehran's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Guyana

13 of its 37 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

30 of its 50 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in India (37 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in US (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 11,538 stories about harm among 60,919 counted on 24 Nov.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel. of the day's 60,919 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 24 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 19 today. Israel's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine69 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda60 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine51 in 100 of its 623 stories · usually 40 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Zhengzhou China59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Tehran Iran57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Washington US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Beijing China32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

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: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualBalakot, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 48 outletsColombo, Sri Lanka -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsYerevan, Armenia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 39 stories, carried by 55 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

● Balakot Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Warsaw Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Colombo Sri Lanka about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 4,127 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,532 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,479 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,315 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood7% 740 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 498 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 497 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 191 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 killed2,881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured828 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions64 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations44 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Cape Verde 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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