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Protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), violence in Amman and illness in Vang Vieng drew the news. Laos' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken 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 mostJordan 44 in 100 of its 122 stories, usually 11
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

305 of its 571 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 125 of Islamabad's 153 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

54 of its 122 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Amman accounted for 48 of Jordan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Lebanon

109 of its 138 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Beirut accounted for 83 of Lebanon's 109 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

30 of its 46 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Damascus accounted for 25 of Syria's 30 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. 23 of Damascus' 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Philippines

228 of its 485 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Philippine accounted for 146 of the Philippines' 228 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

18 of its 101 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 10 of Port-au-Prince's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

8 of its 16 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Syria (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (167 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in US (62 of its stories, about 4 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 24 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 8,180 stories about harm among 45,702 counted on 24 Nov.

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Syria's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 45,702 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Pakistan. Pakistan stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. A year earlier, on 25 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Laos, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon79 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Laos75 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Israel68 in 100 of its 732 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan53 in 100 of its 571 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Sambhal India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Washington US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Montreal Canada32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39 Jerusalem Israel25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 readUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 497 stories about harm ● Laos about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 228 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,033 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice24% 1,919 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,476 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 1,420 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 416 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 351 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 263 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 182 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 killed2,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests989 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured760 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced174 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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