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The day's news pointed at rights and justice in Pyongyang, arrests in Saudi Arabia and flooding in Nepal. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 63 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 14
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

North Korea

105 of its 167 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Pyongyang accounted for 67 of North Korea's 105 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

509 of its 940 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (205 stories). Avalanche was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

80 of its 181 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Bulgaria

37 of its 134 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Argentina

160 of its 280 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Buenos Aires accounted for 149 of Argentina's 160 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Brazil

309 of its 598 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (190 stories). 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

635 of its 1,923 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Rubella was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

108 of its 325 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

996 of its 1,781 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ramallah accounted for 868 of Palestine's 996 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (466 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

426 of its 1,362 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 174 of Tijuana's 291 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (160 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); snowstorms in Chile (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Italy (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Denmark (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 6 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 11 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 35,582 stories about harm among 189,228 counted on 11 Dec.

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North Korea stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 189,228 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to North Korea. A year earlier, on 11 December 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria76 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 72 · mostly displacement Yemen74 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 335 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea63 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 14 · mostly rights & justice Congo62 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Charlottesville US384 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429 Paris France324 stories about protests or strikes, of its 603 New York US228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 Ramallah Palestine214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 868 Washington US207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1378

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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 readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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 readNauru: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than 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'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 215 stories about harm ● Bulgaria few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 509 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Romania few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 212 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 11,662 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Health19% 6,641 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,310 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,419 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,837 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,340 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 975 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 699 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 killed9,659 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,024 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,407 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced334 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions221 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations136 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about a third of 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 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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