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19,910 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Harare, violence in Kulgam and tropical storm in Jamaica. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 62 in 100 of its 166 stories, usually 37
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Zimbabwe

94 of its 246 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Harare accounted for 57 of Zimbabwe's 94 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Cholera was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

50 of its 143 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Tropical storm was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and hurricane.

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

Syria

64 of its 83 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Damascus accounted for 35 of Syria's 64 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 293 of Palestine's 379 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. Hunger was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

231 of its 693 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Earthquake was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and volcanic eruption.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

24 of its 63 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tropical storm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

its stories →
Health

Greece

54 of its 226 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Finland

29 of its 106 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (103 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (30 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); drought in Kenya (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Cuba (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 19,910 stories about harm among 108,885 counted on 17 Nov.

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In the Philippines' news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,885 stories, below the usual 19. Zimbabwe's news was 38% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. A year earlier, on 17 November 2022, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria77 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Israel72 in 100 of its 2,425 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Palestine62 in 100 of its 610 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir62 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631 San Francisco US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Gaza Palestine69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Jerusalem Israel66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 lessMexico: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 lessVietnam: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSeoul, South Korea -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsBurlington, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsAcapulco, Mexico -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 29 outletsConnecticut, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 35 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 19 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 17 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Seoul South Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Burlington US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Acapulco Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Kulgam Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,518 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,967 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence17% 3,231 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,684 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 910 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 889 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 744 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 625 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 killed5,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,953 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions824 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 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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