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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).

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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).

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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.

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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.

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: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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 lessSudan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMemphis, US -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 175 outletsFrost Valley, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 29 outletsGaza, Palestine -- conflict & violence: 174 stories, carried by 360 outletsOsaka, Japan -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsSwindon, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsShanghai, China -- health: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsBelem, Brazil -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 47 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 37 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Memphis US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Frost Valley US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Gaza Palestine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 174 stories ● Osaka Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 18 stories

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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