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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 32 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 33 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Timor-Leste: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 25 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tajikistan: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 894 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 642 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 865 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Norway: 25 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 57 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 29 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 53 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 58 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 25 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 1,307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 37 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 83 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 58 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 34 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominica: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 28 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Brazil: 23 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 68 in 100 of its 1,307 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iceland 83 in 100 of its 104 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 65 in 100 of its 216 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Laos 58 in 100 of its 175 stories · mostly health ● Lebanon 53 in 100 of its 146 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 58 in 100 of its 84 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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