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14,398 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to building collapse in Bangladesh, abductions in Nigeria and arrests in Bulgaria. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 60 in 100 of its 331 stories, usually 33
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

199 of its 331 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 173 of Bangladesh's 199 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (78 stories). Building collapse was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Nigeria

556 of its 1,152 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (199 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

75 of its 212 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

125 of its 208 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 61 of Palestine's 125 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

70 of its 167 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 42 of Iran's 70 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories). Accidents were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful 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

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 18 of Lebanon's 30 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 73 of Israel's 241 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Mexico (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Pakistan (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Vietnam (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Australia (31 of its stories, about 6 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 21 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 14,398 stories about harm among 89,515 counted on 21 Nov.

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Of the day's 89,515 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 21 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 →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh60 in 100 of its 331 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine60 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Nigeria48 in 100 of its 1,152 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Israel47 in 100 of its 516 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 565 Chicago US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Manhattan US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Johannesburg South Africa28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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 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: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readColombia: 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 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 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLithuania: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKherson, Ukraine -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 25 outletsMontreal, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsEruku, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsBihar, India -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 85 stories, carried by 137 outletsKebbi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 69 stories, carried by 103 outletsEast Palestine, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kherson Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Eruku Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Bihar India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,982 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 3,792 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,451 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,885 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 735 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 504 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 501 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 271 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 killed3,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions323 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil Stories reporting people falling ill22 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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