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The day's news pointed at violence in Quetta, protests in Valencia (Venezuela) and arrests in Singapore. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostQatar 45 in 100 of its 140 stories, usually 9
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

402 of its 864 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Quetta accounted for 187 of Pakistan's 402 stories about harm, carried by 577 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (222 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

157 of its 266 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 108 of Iran's 157 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

63 of its 140 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Doha accounted for 57 of Qatar's 63 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

64 of its 129 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 58 of Palestine's 77 stories about harm, carried by 277 outlets. Hunger was named in 21 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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Protests & strikes

South Korea

5 of Seoul's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Germany

25 of Berlin's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Israel (57 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Palestine (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in India (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 17 the day before
19 in 10014 in 10011 Oct18 Oct25 Oct1 Nov9 Nov11 Oct: 19 in 10012 Oct: 19 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 18 in 10016 Oct: 18 in 10017 Oct: 18 in 10018 Oct: 18 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 19 in 10021 Oct: 18 in 10022 Oct: 18 in 10023 Oct: 18 in 10024 Oct: 17 in 10025 Oct: 17 in 10026 Oct: 17 in 10027 Oct: 17 in 10028 Oct: 17 in 10029 Oct: 17 in 10030 Oct: 17 in 10031 Oct: 17 in 1001 Nov: 17 in 1002 Nov: 18 in 1003 Nov: 18 in 1004 Nov: 17 in 1005 Nov: 16 in 1006 Nov: 14 in 1007 Nov: 16 in 1008 Nov: 17 in 1009 Nov: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 10,150 stories about harm among 58,078 counted on 9 Nov.

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Israel's news mentioned the hunger about 5 times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 58,078 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Pakistan, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 10 November 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine64 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon62 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba61 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran59 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 452 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Tehran Iran41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Berlin Germany25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Chicago US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Jerusalem Israel16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: no storiesCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesVenezuela: 52 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 79 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Spain: 28 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Samoa: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 23 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Qatar: 45 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Papua New Guinea: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Panama: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 47 in 100 of its 864 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 818 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 26 in 100 of its 224 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 62 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 56 in 100 of its 452 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 59 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 28 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iceland: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guatemala: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Denmark: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 61 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bhutan: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 32 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 26 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 56 in 100 of its 452 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 59 in 100 of its 266 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 120 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 62 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 61 in 100 of its 85 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Pakistan 47 in 100 of its 864 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,747 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,530 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,727 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,633 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 449 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 337 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 296 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 207 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 killed2,440 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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 about as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.