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The day's news pointed at protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Kivu and people injured in Uganda. Uganda'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.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Congo → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCongo 93 in 100 of its 538 stories, usually 58
RegionNorth America 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Israel

2,316 of its 6,123 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Jerusalem accounted for 2,238 of Israel's 2,316 stories about harm, carried by 1,154 outlets. 1,828 of Jerusalem's 2,238 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,195 stories). Plague was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

DR Congo

44 of its 52 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kivu accounted for 26 of the DR Congo's 44 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

DR Congo over 30 days → its stories → Kivu stories →
Health

Uganda

164 of its 341 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Ebola was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Norway

186 of its 460 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Oslo accounted for 161 of Norway's 186 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (156 stories).

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

Yemen

235 of its 282 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 144 of Yemen's 235 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

104 of its 169 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Hunger was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Congo

502 of its 538 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

259 of its 482 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 75 of Gaza's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (112 stories).

its stories →
Health

Portugal

31 of its 147 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Plague was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Senegal

27 of its 100 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Saudi Arabia (97 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Netherlands (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Philippines (180 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 Dec. 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 40,780 stories about harm among 208,895 counted on 8 Dec.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Congo. of the day's 208,895 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual in Saudi Arabia's news. In Israel, 38% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo93 in 100 of its 538 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence DR Congo85 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon65 in 100 of its 196 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan62 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel1828 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2238 Washington US524 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1444 Los Angeles US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1005 Milan Italy118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 San Juan County US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

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'sVietnam: 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'sGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCongo: coverage about 5 times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Congo about 5 times as angry as the world's · 502 stories about harm ● Denmark about three times as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● DR Congo few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Senegal few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 177 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,933 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 7,579 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence18% 7,386 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Health18% 7,179 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,011 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,607 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,367 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,012 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 killed11,284 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,035 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,417 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Congo Stories reporting refugees1,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced245 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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
● Griefa little less 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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