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17,718 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Grindavik, violence in Mayadin and protests in Combani (Mayotte). Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostFiji 64 in 100 of its 88 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

125 of its 157 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Grindavik accounted for 92 of Iceland's 125 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Grindavik stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

119 of its 176 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Mayadin accounted for 48 of Syria's 119 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Mayadin stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

39 of its 95 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Lima accounted for 36 of Peru's 39 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).

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

Burkina Faso

18 of its 19 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Zaongo accounted for 14 of Burkina Faso's 18 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

317 of its 1,225 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Storms were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storm surge.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

49 of its 67 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Darfur accounted for 22 of Sudan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

43 of its 113 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Heavy rain was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

56 of its 88 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Cyclone was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Fiji (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (84 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Kenya (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Ireland (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in France (11 of its stories, about three 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 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 17,718 stories about harm among 94,495 counted on 13 Nov.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Iceland. of the day's 94,495 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Iceland stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%. A year earlier, on 13 November 2022, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland80 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan73 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel72 in 100 of its 2,468 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji64 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Gaza Palestine87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 358 Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 462 Jerusalem Israel78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Paris France50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105

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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: 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 lessPoland: 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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: too little coverage to readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGeorgina, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 81 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 15 outletsOregon, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 24 outletsAccra, Ghana -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 12 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 27 outletsLagos State, Nigeria -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

● Georgina Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 22 stories ● Niger Delta Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,003 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice21% 3,659 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 3,218 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,553 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 981 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 803 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 629 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 603 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 killed4,803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,043 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,700 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions804 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 softer than 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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