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13,279 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Beirut, abductions in Nigeria and heavy rain in Malaysia. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLebanon 74 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 39
RegionOceania 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

100 of its 136 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 90 of Lebanon's 100 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

438 of its 1,031 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (210 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

84 of its 347 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides.

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

Venezuela

116 of its 194 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Caracas accounted for 58 of Venezuela's 116 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Peshawar accounted for 85 of Pakistan's 174 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Road crashes were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with house fires. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

46 of its 81 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Volcanic eruption was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

96 of its 230 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Food & livelihood

Sri Lanka

34 of its 105 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Ethiopia (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Brazil (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Türkiye (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (11 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 24 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 13,279 stories about harm among 81,386 counted on 24 Nov.

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In Jamaica's news, mentions of respiratory illness ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 81,386 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Lebanon. In Lebanon, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 39% is usual. On 24 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 →

Lebanon74 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela60 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia57 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel54 in 100 of its 598 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 358 Chicago US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Saint James Jamaica29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 Kolkata India18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 32

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBermuda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 angry as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Venezuela about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 324 stories about harm ● Jamaica about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 438 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,687 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,089 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,288 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,972 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 746 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 482 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 467 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 270 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 killed3,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,440 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured928 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions349 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill20 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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