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Most of the day's attention went to helicopter crash in Honduras, protests in Vienna (Austria) and arrests in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHonduras 81 in 100 of its 486 stories, usually 40
RegionNorth America 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Honduras

392 of its 486 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 372 of Honduras' 392 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (373 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 213 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Protests & strikes

Austria

255 of its 492 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 150 of Vienna's 177 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

223 of its 317 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Extreme cold was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

249 of its 278 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Niamey accounted for 208 of Niger's 249 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (204 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

South Sudan

132 of its 155 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Bahr el Ghazal accounted for 82 of South Sudan's 132 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

411 of its 522 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 309 of Afghanistan's 411 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (244 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Gabon

48 of its 72 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Libreville accounted for 46 of Gabon's 48 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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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Rights & justice

Lebanon

278 of its 540 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Beirut accounted for 255 of Lebanon's 278 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

674 of its 2,432 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (226 stories). Wildfires were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malawi

65 of its 132 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Philippines (222 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drought in Namibia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in France (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Japan (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 37,891 stories about harm among 172,168 counted on 18 Dec.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Honduras. Honduras stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. On 18 December 2016, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today. of the day's 172,168 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger90 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan85 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras81 in 100 of its 486 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 522 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia74 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel373 stories about protests or strikes, of its 717 Washington US298 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1911 Vienna Austria150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Quetta Pakistan149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Tegucigalpa Honduras131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 readMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as 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 a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGabon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Puerto Rico about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 411 stories about harm ● Austria about twice as warm as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as fearful as the world's · 674 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 556 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 84 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents25% 9,130 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice23% 8,597 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence20% 7,354 stories · about as usual Health19% 6,970 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,256 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,352 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 970 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 628 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 killed12,547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,488 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,869 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees964 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and Austria Stories reporting evacuations447 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions264 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced261 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 about as 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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