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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.
Conflict & violence
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.
Protests & strikes
25 of its 48 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Valencia accounted for 22 of Venezuela's 25 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 13 of Valencia's 22 stories were about protests or strikes.
Health
29 of its 130 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
Disasters & accidents
6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence
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.
Conflict & violence
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).
Conflict & violence
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.
Conflict & violence
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.
Protests & strikes
5 of Seoul's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Protests & strikes
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.
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).
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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.
17 in every 100 of the day's 58,078 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 17). Pakistan: 402 of its 864 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Venezuela: 25 of its 48 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Singapore: 29 of its 130 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Cameroon: 6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual in Israel's news. Mentions of tropical storm ran about 4 times their usual in Mexico's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as 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.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: too little coverage to read United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: too little coverage to read Trinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to read Tonga: too little coverage to read Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: too little coverage to read Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: too little coverage to read South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: too little coverage to read Slovakia: too little coverage to read Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: too little coverage to read São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or less St. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or less Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: about as warm as its own usual or less Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: too little coverage to read Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: too little coverage to read Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: too little coverage to read Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: too little coverage to read North Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: too little coverage to read Lesotho: too little coverage to read Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: too little coverage to read Laos: too little coverage to read Kyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: too little coverage to read Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: too little coverage to read India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: about as warm as its own usual or less Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: about as warm as its own usual or less Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: too little coverage to read Gambia: too little coverage to read Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Eritrea: too little coverage to read Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: too little coverage to read Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: too little coverage to read Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: about as warm as its own usual or less Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: too little coverage to read DR Congo: too little coverage to read Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: too little coverage to read Brunei: too little coverage to read Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: too little coverage to read Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: too little coverage to read Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: too little coverage to read Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: too little coverage to read San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: too little coverage to read Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or less St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Ireland: warmth about its own usual Vadodara, India -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outlets Georgia, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Glasgow, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 155 outlets Baramulla, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 19 outlets Arizona, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 17 outlets Kishtwar, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 11 outlets Cambridge, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outlets Maputo, Mozambique -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 17 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
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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