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The news turned to violence in Imlil, drownings in Senegal and arrests in Denmark. Morocco's coverage was about twice as fearful 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 · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 86 in 100 of its 474 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Conflict & violence

Morocco

406 of its 474 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Imlil accounted for 198 of Morocco's 406 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (299 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Imlil stories →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

38 of its 64 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Drownings were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Denmark

78 of its 262 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Flu was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with road crashes. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

67 of its 82 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Managua accounted for 49 of Nicaragua's 67 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 27 of Managua's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
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Rights & justice

Spain

401 of its 954 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (177 stories). Storms were named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption and oil spill.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

262 of its 508 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 110 of Dhaka's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories).

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Health

Sierra Leone

43 of its 64 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

86 of its 279 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

DR Congo

Kinshasa accounted for 31 of the DR Congo's 43 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 17 of Kinshasa's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

59 of Atbara's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Argentina (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Uganda (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Sierra Leone (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Palestine (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 34,962 stories about harm among 192,147 counted on 20 Dec.

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Morocco stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 192,147 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Argentina's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. On 20 December 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Morocco86 in 100 of its 474 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua82 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice Libya72 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Sierra Leone67 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 38 · mostly health DR Congo66 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 58 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 623 Paris France137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1740 Barcelona Spain120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Dhaka Bangladesh110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'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 readUkraine: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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'sEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Morocco about twice as fearful as the world's · 406 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 117 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,496 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,480 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 5,973 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 4,650 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,713 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,468 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services4% 1,204 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,104 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 killed8,275 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,270 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,794 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting refugees780 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced245 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations137 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill27 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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 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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