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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), violence in Beirut and people killed in Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPoland 38 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 13 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

180 of its 369 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dhaka accounted for 119 of Bangladesh's 180 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 60 of Dhaka's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

34 of its 71 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 24 of Lebanon's 34 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Disasters & accidents

Saudi Arabia

117 of its 653 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

376 of its 1,011 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Poland

55 of its 144 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Warsaw accounted for 42 of Poland's 55 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

45 of its 92 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jammu accounted for 17 of Kashmir's 45 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

88 of its 321 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 13 of Mexico City's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

Bamako accounted for 8 of Mali's 13 stories about harm, carried by 8 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 174 of Palestine's 210 stories about harm, carried by 360 outlets. Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Barbados

13 of its 30 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Türkiye (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Barbados (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Palestine (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in India (18 of its stories, about 5 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 18 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 14,645 stories about harm among 90,288 counted on 18 Nov.

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In Türkiye's news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 90,288 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. On 18 November 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan69 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine51 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir49 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh49 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon48 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Dhaka Bangladesh60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Delhi India56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 346 Chicago US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Charlotte US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 180 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 302 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 3,924 stories · about as usual Health26% 3,747 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,427 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,074 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 775 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 555 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 504 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 320 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 killed3,354 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,532 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured673 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 softer than 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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