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18,258 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Oslo, protests in Sam Cheung (Hong Kong) and people displaced in Port-au-Prince. Norway's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorway 48 in 100 of its 179 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Norway

86 of its 179 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Oslo accounted for 68 of Norway's 86 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

128 of its 287 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 12 of Sam Cheung's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Sam Cheung stories →
Conflict & violence

Haiti

41 of its 69 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 33 of Haiti's 41 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Health

Laos

16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Laos over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Georgia

36 of its 61 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tbilisi accounted for 28 of Georgia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 27 of Tbilisi's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

10 of its 13 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 5 of Dushanbe's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

270 of its 838 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three 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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Protests & strikes

China

350 of its 2,059 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 83 of Beijing's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iran

17 of Tehran's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Belize

34 of its 68 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bullet Tree accounted for 22 of Belize's 34 stories about harm, carried by 4 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Taiwan (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Iran (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Philippines (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Australia (18 of its stories, about 5 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 19 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 18,258 stories about harm among 103,983 counted on 19 Nov.

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Norway's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 103,983 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Taiwan's news mentioned Covid about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 20 November 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 781 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti59 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia59 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 25 · mostly rights & justice Palestine58 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Washington US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 605 Beijing China83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Islamabad Pakistan45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 92 Manipur India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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 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 lessCroatia: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualDover, UK -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 21 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 40 stories, carried by 52 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 27 stories, carried by 14 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 11 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 80 outletsVirginia, US -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 22 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 49 stories, carried by 25 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 139 stories, carried by 355 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

● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dover UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 40 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,363 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,289 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,168 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,225 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 887 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 797 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 755 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 330 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 killed3,996 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions270 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations102 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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