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The news turned to protests in Beirut (Lebanon), plane crash in Congo and illness in Apia. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKenya 40 in 100 of its 429 stories, usually 25
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

83 of its 204 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Beirut accounted for 67 of Lebanon's 83 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 60 of Beirut's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Congo

80 of its 95 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Plane crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Samoa

34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Apia accounted for 21 of Samoa's 34 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Samoa over 30 days → its stories → Apia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

218 of its 1,022 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Earthquake was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tsunami and outbreaks. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Romania

45 of its 212 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 9 of Bucharest's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

191 of its 368 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 105 of Iran's 191 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 93 of Tehran's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

173 of its 429 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

48 of its 174 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 7 of Kristiansand's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

31 of its 47 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tripoli accounted for 27 of Libya's 31 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

67 of its 245 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Storms were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (72 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Greece (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Romania (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in China (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 18,362 stories about harm among 108,079 counted on 25 Nov.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 108,079 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 25 November 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Lebanon's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo84 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 63 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria66 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen65 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq59 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Tehran Iran93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 584 Beirut Lebanon60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392

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: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sSwitzerland: 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'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'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'sRwanda: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'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'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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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'sMonaco: 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 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'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: 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'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: 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'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSamoa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritania: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier 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'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNauru: coverage a little warmer 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● South Korea about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 128 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 5,831 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health23% 4,217 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,096 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,200 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,078 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 746 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 443 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 369 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 killed4,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,288 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,090 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations117 at about half the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting people falling ill62 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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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