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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

how these are picked →
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.

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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 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 readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMiddle Belt, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsEruku, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsSaint James, Jamaica -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 224 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 72 stories, carried by 83 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsAccra, Ghana -- food & livelihood: 21 stories, carried by 10 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 23 stories, carried by 26 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

● Jamaica warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Middle Belt Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Eruku Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Saint James Jamaica about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 72 stories

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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