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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.

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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).

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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.

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 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: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualMonash, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 83 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 15 outletsNew Orleans, US -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 74 outletsHartlepool, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 35 outletsColorado, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 54 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

● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Monash Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● New Orleans US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 26 stories ● Hartlepool UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

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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