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The news turned to protests in Tehran (Iran), people displaced in Idlib and people killed in Sweden. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBolivia 74 in 100 of its 119 stories, usually 45
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

207 of its 408 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 132 of Iran's 207 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. 94 of Tehran's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

162 of its 230 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Idlib accounted for 54 of Syria's 162 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Health

Sweden

76 of its 241 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

137 of its 466 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Bolivia

88 of its 119 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. la Paz accounted for 57 of Bolivia's 88 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 51 of la Paz's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Malta

37 of its 94 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 14 of Valletta's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

43 of its 106 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 19 of Bogota's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 90 of Iraq's 170 stories about harm, carried by 272 outlets. 81 of Baghdad's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Gambia

47 of its 93 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

185 of its 392 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 44 of Hong Kong Island's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Afghanistan (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); natural hazards in Iraq (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (44 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dust storm in Australia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 21,313 stories about harm among 130,681 counted on 21 Nov.

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Thailand's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 16 in every 100 of the day's 130,681 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 21 November 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today. Iran stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bolivia74 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia55 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 606 Tehran Iran94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Baghdad Iraq81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Jerusalem Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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'sLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: 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 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBenin: 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'sBahrain: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 162 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 207 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 7,067 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health26% 5,495 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 3,024 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence12% 2,427 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,079 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 871 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 455 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 454 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 killed5,031 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,004 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations67 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill43 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 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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