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The news turned to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), people killed in Saudi Arabia and violence in Jammu. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 62 in 100 of its 681 stories, usually 29
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

420 of its 681 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Dhaka accounted for 333 of Bangladesh's 420 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. 227 of Dhaka's 333 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (274 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Saudi Arabia

169 of its 470 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

39 of its 84 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola and haemorrhagic fever.

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

Venezuela

131 of its 221 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Caracas accounted for 48 of Venezuela's 131 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Germany

125 of its 544 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

23 of Mexico City's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

21 of its 36 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

40 of its 146 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Romania

35 of its 195 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 13,543 stories about harm among 83,481 counted on 17 Nov.

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Bangladesh's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. of the day's 83,481 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 17 November 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh62 in 100 of its 681 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela59 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir54 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador51 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Washington US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 Chicago US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Charlotte US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSudan: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about twice its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKebbi State, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 29 outletsSantiago, Chile -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 105 outletsLittle Rock, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsRoscommon, Ireland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 175 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 17 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

● Mexico warmth about twice usual

Warmest events

● Kebbi State Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories ● Santiago Chile about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Little Rock US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Roscommon Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,539 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,308 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,537 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,847 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 741 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 484 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 436 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 402 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 killed3,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,460 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured777 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions219 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees187 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting evacuations119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 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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