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21,254 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at road crashes in Kashmir, a disaster in Grindavik and rights and justice in Cite Soleil. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 74 in 100 of its 198 stories, usually 34
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Kashmir

147 of its 198 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 100 of Kashmir's 147 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Road crashes were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Displacement

Rwanda

122 of its 326 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (81 stories). Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Syria

77 of its 98 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ghouta accounted for 47 of Syria's 77 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

95 of its 247 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

34 of its 68 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 328 of Palestine's 390 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

46 of its 69 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

72 of its 230 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Vietnam (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Brazil (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Germany (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in Türkiye (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 21,254 stories about harm among 113,700 counted on 15 Nov.

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Vietnam's news mentioned the flu more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 113,700 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Kashmir. Kashmir stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 15 November 2022, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria79 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir74 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland73 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel72 in 100 of its 3,023 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji67 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 Shifa Israel125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372 Jerusalem Israel112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 London UK84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Gaza Palestine68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: 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 fearful 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 2,182 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Egypt few stories a little warmer than the world's · 48 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,867 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,977 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,362 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,810 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,186 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,043 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 828 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 785 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 killed5,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions988 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced276 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations241 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Iceland Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about one and a half times 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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