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The news turned to storms in Cuba, protests in Maputo (Mozambique) and helicopter crash in Iran. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCuba 77 in 100 of its 309 stories, usually 51
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

238 of its 309 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. the Gulf of Mexico accounted for 91 of Cuba's 238 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Storms were named in 143 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge and tornadoes.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Gulf of Mexico stories →
Protests & strikes

Mozambique

34 of its 55 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 17 of Maputo's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. 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.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 65 of Iran's 92 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Helicopter crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Heatwave was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

41 of its 100 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Tropical storm was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding, hurricane and landslides.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cayman Islands

16 of its 32 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Panama

14 of its 33 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

46 of its 60 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

16 of its 54 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

29 of its 58 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Jamaica (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Spain (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Venezuela (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

14 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 15,676 stories about harm among 109,712 counted on 6 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest in all 3196 days held. It was the second day running that the news turned to Cuba. of the day's 109,712 news stories, 14 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. On 7 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 14 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba77 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan77 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon67 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique62 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Palestine59 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 948 Jerusalem Israel116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Philadelphia US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Hollywood US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsMaine, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsOregon, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsKarachi, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 15 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

● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kupwara Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Kano Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 4,675 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice25% 3,802 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,491 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 1,982 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 728 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 672 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 640 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 321 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 killed3,207 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,647 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,534 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured733 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions213 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced140 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees117 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill8 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about India and the US

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
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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