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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Bonn (Germany), abductions in Iraq and storms in the Netherlands. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 83 in 100 of its 827 stories, usually 44
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Germany

332 of its 900 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 153 of Bonn's 183 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (119 stories). Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories → Bonn stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

686 of its 827 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Netherlands

124 of its 300 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Storms were named in 97 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.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

73 of its 89 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 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.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

52 of its 52 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bangui accounted for 50 of the Central African Republic's 52 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

422 of its 852 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (189 stories). Power cuts were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

165 of its 280 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Warsaw accounted for 157 of Poland's 165 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. 92 of Warsaw's 157 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

50 of its 67 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Phnom Penh accounted for 46 of Cambodia's 50 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 46 of Phnom Penh's 46 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Botswana

24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Natural hazards were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

153 of its 156 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 77 of Niger's 153 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Botswana (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Fiji (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Iran (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in North Korea (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in China (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10014 Oct21 Oct28 Oct4 Nov12 Nov14 Oct: 26 in 10015 Oct: 25 in 10016 Oct: 24 in 10017 Oct: 23 in 10018 Oct: 22 in 10019 Oct: 22 in 10020 Oct: 22 in 10021 Oct: 27 in 10022 Oct: 25 in 10023 Oct: 22 in 10024 Oct: 21 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 21 in 10027 Oct: 21 in 10028 Oct: 23 in 10029 Oct: 24 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 21 in 1001 Nov: 24 in 1002 Nov: 22 in 1003 Nov: 21 in 1004 Nov: 24 in 1005 Nov: 25 in 1006 Nov: 24 in 1007 Nov: 22 in 1008 Nov: 19 in 1009 Nov: 20 in 10010 Nov: 19 in 10011 Nov: 20 in 10012 Nov: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 22,811 stories about harm among 104,701 counted on 12 Nov.

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In the Netherlands' news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 104,701 stories, as usual. Germany's news was 37% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. A year earlier, on 12 November 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic100 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Niger98 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Congo87 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia83 in 100 of its 317 stories · usually 86 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq83 in 100 of its 827 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Bonn Germany153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Barcelona Spain137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Jordan Valley Israel104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Sutherland Springs US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1162

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sUkraine: 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'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: 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: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: 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 grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Bahrain about three times as fearful as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 686 stories about harm ● Germany about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 332 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as fearful as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 52 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 6,366 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice27% 6,029 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,753 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,409 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,280 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 822 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 481 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 328 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 killed8,493 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees380 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations146 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill44 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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