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8,225 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 18 outletsBaramulla, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 20 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 31 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsKarachi, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsAtlanta, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsKebbi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 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

● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● North Waziristan Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Baramulla Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Harare Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Maputo Mozambique about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

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