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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), a disaster in Dhaka and violence in Colombo. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 65 in 100 of its 337 stories, usually 34
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

219 of its 337 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 128 of Iran's 219 stories about harm, carried by 352 outlets. 110 of Tehran's 128 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

116 of its 256 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 66 of Bangladesh's 116 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

214 of its 392 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Colombo accounted for 116 of Sri Lanka's 214 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (183 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Rights & justice

China

233 of its 1,080 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon.

China over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

81 of its 109 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 23 of Sacaba's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

161 of its 340 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 96 of Hong Kong's 161 stories about harm, carried by 277 outlets. 92 of Hong Kong Island's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

118 of its 493 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 71 of Paris' 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

128 of its 362 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Storms were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, avalanche and power cuts.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 59 of Iraq's 79 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 50 of Baghdad's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Tsunami was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Italy (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); polio in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 10,593 stories about harm among 57,946 counted on 17 Nov.

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Of the day's 57,946 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. On 17 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Hong Kong, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bolivia74 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Iraq66 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran65 in 100 of its 337 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Hong Kong Island Hong Kong92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Washington US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Paris France71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Baghdad Iraq50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'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: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: 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 readLiechtenstein: 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 readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: 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'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'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: 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 fearful as the world'sChina: 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'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'sMaldives: 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

● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Bolivia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 116 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 3,171 stories · about as usual Health22% 2,247 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents19% 1,921 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,656 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 609 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 359 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 239 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 168 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 killed2,983 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,342 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured799 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting refugees107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about the usual rate

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 harsher 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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