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14,575 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Islamabad, refugees in Libya and illness in Algiers. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 39 in 100 of its 69 stories, usually 12
RegionSouth Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

284 of its 604 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Islamabad accounted for 158 of Pakistan's 284 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Moldova

9 of its 17 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Georgia

38 of its 66 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Sighnaghi accounted for 25 of Georgia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

27 of its 69 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

52 of its 197 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Typhoon was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm, flooding and landslides.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

107 of its 311 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

95 of its 327 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Plane crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Heatwave was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Cyprus (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Iran (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Georgia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Türkiye (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

15 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 14,575 stories about harm among 94,607 counted on 12 Nov.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 15 in every 100 of the day's 94,607 stories, below the usual 17. It was the second day running that the news turned to Pakistan. In Pakistan, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. On 12 November 2024, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 15 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Georgia58 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Jamaica53 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria47 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan47 in 100 of its 604 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 596 Berkeley US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Chicago US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 644 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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 lessArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualPeshawar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBrooklyn, US -- health: 35 stories, carried by 164 outletsMaryland, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 25 outletsEstepona, Spain -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 19 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 62 stories, carried by 19 outletsBelem, Brazil -- disasters & accidents: 31 stories, carried by 60 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Peshawar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Brooklyn US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories ● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Estepona Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,009 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice26% 3,673 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,290 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,127 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 680 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 627 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 586 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 253 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 killed3,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,785 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions159 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill58 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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