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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.

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).

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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.

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 lessCuba: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 72 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsWoonona Beach, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 48 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 31 outletsBuenos Aires, Argentina -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsShiv, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- disasters & accidents: 43 stories, carried by 295 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- health: 10 stories, carried by 17 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

● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Amman Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Georgia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Woonona Beach Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Buenos Aires Argentina about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 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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