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The news turned to violence in Jammu, the earthquake in Cuba and protests in la Nacion (Argentina). Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKashmir 61 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 40
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

99 of its 162 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 48 of Kashmir's 99 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

92 of its 127 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mali

12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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

Syria

28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Damascus accounted for 20 of Syria's 28 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

38 of its 117 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

209 of its 475 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

144 of its 410 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

53 of its 101 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kabul accounted for 38 of Afghanistan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Drought was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

91 of its 118 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Beirut accounted for 63 of Lebanon's 91 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Afghanistan (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in Canada (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in US (145 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 8,225 stories about harm among 46,621 counted on 10 Nov.

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Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. of the day's 46,621 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kashmir stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. On 11 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Cuba, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon77 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba72 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine66 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir61 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 588 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Dhaka Bangladesh19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Toronto Canada18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 London UK18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Tel Aviv Israel15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 346 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 1,984 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice21% 1,728 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence21% 1,708 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents19% 1,547 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 394 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 272 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 262 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 186 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 killed2,290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured781 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting arrests764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the UK and China

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than 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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