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Protests in Lisbon (Portugal), violence in Rimbo and landslides in Puerto Rico drew the news. Sweden's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 85 in 100 of its 214 stories, usually 28
RegionEast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Protests & strikes

Portugal

138 of its 290 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Lisbon accounted for 130 of Portugal's 138 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. 121 of Lisbon's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

430 of its 739 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Rimbo accounted for 383 of Sweden's 430 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Plague was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Rimbo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

29 of its 74 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 10 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.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

China

1,761 of its 6,205 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,038 stories). Oil spill was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

239 of its 322 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kigali accounted for 207 of Rwanda's 239 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. 128 of Kigali's 207 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

284 of its 512 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice 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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Protests & strikes

Greece

258 of its 707 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 152 of Athens' 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

182 of its 214 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

600 of its 928 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (335 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

93 of its 177 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Kyrenia accounted for 87 of Cyprus' 93 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (70 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Papua New Guinea (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Chile (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in Pakistan (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 38,427 stories about harm among 204,910 counted on 6 Dec.

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Portugal's news was 48% about people being harmed, against a usual 10%. of the day's 204,910 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Indonesia's news mentioned the earthquake about three times as often as usual. On 6 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Dominican Republic85 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya83 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi80 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Angola79 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Somalia79 in 100 of its 257 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 318 Beijing China209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1152 Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1561 Athens Greece152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Greenwood County US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234

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The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNauru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorfolk Island: 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

● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 600 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 250 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 430 stories about harm ● Argentina about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Rwanda about twice as fearful as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as fearful as the world's · 77 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 11,740 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health21% 7,823 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 7,442 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,506 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,903 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,205 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,192 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 899 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 killed10,901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,206 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people affected4,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,435 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees701 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations428 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Dominican Republic Stories reporting people displaced244 at about half the usual rate · most about Yemen and Ghana Stories reporting abductions240 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill57 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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