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8,453 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Paiporta, protests in Tehran (Iran) and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 50 in 100 of its 432 stories, usually 21
RegionEurope 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

216 of its 432 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Paiporta accounted for 139 of Spain's 216 stories about harm, carried by 428 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (186 stories). Natural hazards were named in 68 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories → Paiporta stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

152 of its 241 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 103 of Iran's 152 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. 63 of Tehran's 103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

72 of its 136 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jammu accounted for 43 of Kashmir's 72 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Uganda

27 of its 65 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

13 of its 14 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 8 of Chapare's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

58 of its 166 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 85 of Palestine's 108 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Polio was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

21 of its 39 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Valencia accounted for 18 of Venezuela's 21 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Tsunami was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

5 of Dakar's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Palestine (39 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Israel (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in South Africa (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Greece (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 8,453 stories about harm among 47,591 counted on 3 Nov.

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Spain stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 47,591 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 4 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Spain, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine69 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 620 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iran63 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon62 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir53 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Tehran Iran63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Abuja Nigeria33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Paiporta Spain28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: 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 lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readSudan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 28 outletsKhanyar, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 143 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsPennsylvania, US -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 25 outletsCalifornia, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 20 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 47 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

● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 43 stories ● Khanyar Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,128 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 1,935 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,616 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,270 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 529 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 325 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 252 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 196 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 killed2,265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured804 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about a third of 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 harsher 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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