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The news turned to violence in Bambari, house fires in Slovakia and protests in Brussels (Belgium). Slovakia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 83 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 17
RegionNorth America 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Central African Republic

115 of its 119 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Bambari accounted for 67 of the Central African Republic's 115 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Central African Republic over 30 days → its stories → Bambari stories →
Disasters & accidents

Slovakia

109 of its 132 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Richnava accounted for 107 of Slovakia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. House fires were named in 107 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories → Richnava stories →
Protests & strikes

Belgium

195 of its 420 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Brussels accounted for 178 of Belgium's 195 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 120 of Brussels' 178 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories).

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

205 of its 444 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cairo accounted for 175 of Egypt's 205 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

74 of its 83 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Srebrenica accounted for 70 of Bosnia's 74 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

189 of its 210 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Sudd accounted for 97 of South Sudan's 189 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

37 of its 60 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 23 of Hanuabada's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

277 of its 339 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Polio was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

436 of its 1,410 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (177 stories). Avalanche was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

56 of its 139 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 25 of Tegucigalpa's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bridge collapse in Italy (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in Afghanistan (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Venezuela (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 37,312 stories about harm among 196,865 counted on 30 Nov.

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Mentions of house fires ran more than ten times their usual in Slovakia's news. of the day's 196,865 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Central African Republic stood out: 97% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 79%. On 30 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic97 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Congo95 in 100 of its 370 stories · usually 66 · mostly health South Sudan90 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia89 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan86 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Washington US162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1310 Buenos Aires Argentina152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Atlanta US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Tokyo Japan132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369

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: 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 readIsle 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMali: 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'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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: 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'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: 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

● Bosnia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Slovakia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 341 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,954 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health22% 8,152 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 7,246 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 5,289 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,915 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,283 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 861 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 769 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 killed10,450 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting arrests5,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,131 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations763 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting refugees538 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting people displaced368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions327 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Egypt and the US Stories reporting people falling ill200 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba

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.

● Angera little less than 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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