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8,180 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: no storiesU.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 Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 lessSouth Sudan: 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 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: no storiesSt. 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 lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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: no storiesLatvia: 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 lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: no storiesBhutan: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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: no storiesMayotte: no storiesYemen: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)UK: 25 in 100 of its 3,331 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 65 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 47 in 100 of its 485 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 53 in 100 of its 571 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Moldova: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 79 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 75 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 24 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jordan: 44 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 732 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 35 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 73 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 29 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Croatia: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Benin: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Argentina: 37 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 100 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 732 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 79 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Laos 75 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly health ● Pakistan 53 in 100 of its 571 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 66 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 47 in 100 of its 485 stories · mostly health

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

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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