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Protests in Managua (Nicaragua), rights and justice in Pyongyang and violence in Boungou drew the news. Burkina Faso's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 86 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

49 of its 57 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 5 of Managua's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

North Korea

46 of its 81 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Pyongyang accounted for 27 of North Korea's 46 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Burkina Faso

117 of its 136 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Boungou accounted for 71 of Burkina Faso's 117 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Boungou stories →
Health

Congo

61 of its 76 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. HIV was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

88 of its 137 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Phnom Penh accounted for 50 of Cambodia's 88 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 29 of Phnom Penh's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

392 of its 816 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 50 of Sinaloa's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (298 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Rwanda

47 of its 82 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kigali accounted for 32 of Rwanda's 47 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (26 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.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

33 of its 64 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 13 of la Paz's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 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

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 96 of Iraq's 165 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. 83 of Baghdad's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

DR Congo

24 of its 27 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. HIV was named in 10 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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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Kashmir (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Tonga (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in DR Congo (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Vietnam (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (153 of its stories, about three times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 21,369 stories about harm among 133,124 counted on 7 Nov.

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Mentions of snowstorms ran more than ten times their usual in Kashmir's news. of the day's 133,124 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Nicaragua stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 7 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 15 in every 100, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso86 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Congo80 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Cambodia64 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Iraq61 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 538 Baghdad Iraq83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Sinaloa Mexico50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Delhi India46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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 readEgypt: 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 readCzech Republic: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than 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'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 392 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about twice as angry as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● South Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● DR Congo few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,199 stories · about as usual Health26% 5,419 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,170 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,937 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,231 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 845 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 481 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 438 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 killed5,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,371 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,142 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees291 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting abductions217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced169 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations160 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about half 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 →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than 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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