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18,971 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at volcanic eruption in Iceland, illness in Vang Vieng and arrests in Israel. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 83 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

86 of its 104 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Grindavik accounted for 68 of Iceland's 86 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with earthquake.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Grindavik stories →
Health

Laos

101 of its 175 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Vang Vieng accounted for 91 of Laos' 101 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Laos over 30 days → its stories → Vang Vieng stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

883 of its 1,307 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (161 stories). Hunger was named in 253 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

62 of its 119 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jammu accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 62 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Finland

44 of its 131 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

329 of its 865 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 70 of Islamabad's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Thailand

58 of its 233 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

15 of Brasilia's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Covid was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

Dominica

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Brazil (39 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Azerbaijan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in UK (99 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in US (199 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 21 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 18,971 stories about harm among 105,674 counted on 21 Nov.

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Iceland stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 105,674 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iceland's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 22 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iceland83 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel68 in 100 of its 1,307 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti58 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Laos58 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 20 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 646 Islamabad Pakistan70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Delhi India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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 readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier 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'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominica: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Finland few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 883 stories about harm ● Laos about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Dominica few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 13 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,544 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,879 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 3,152 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,239 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 973 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 860 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 610 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 348 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 killed4,345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,935 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions403 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees142 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iceland and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill71 at about the usual rate

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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