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21,176 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to the earthquake in Albania, the hunger in Yemen and flooding in Congo. Albania's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAlbania 84 in 100 of its 470 stories, usually 15
RegionEurope 18 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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Disasters & accidents

Albania

396 of its 470 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Tirana accounted for 378 of Albania's 396 stories about harm, carried by 869 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (278 stories). Earthquake was named in 384 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

64 of its 85 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 35 of Yemen's 64 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with outbreaks and dengue. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Health

Congo

76 of its 89 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

74 of its 227 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 52 of Beirut's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

France

244 of its 1,058 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Plane crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires, heatwave and helicopter crash. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Honduras

21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Malta

51 of its 122 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

31 of its 62 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tbilisi accounted for 30 of Georgia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. 30 of Tbilisi's 30 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

97 of its 179 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

151 of its 295 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 62 of Tehran's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Palestine (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Greece (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Namibia (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); plane crash in France (17 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 26 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 21,176 stories about harm among 120,700 counted on 26 Nov.

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In Albania, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 120,700 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Albania's news. A year earlier, on 26 November 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Samoa85 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Congo85 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Albania84 in 100 of its 470 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen75 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Mali66 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Washington US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 559 London UK75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Tehran Iran62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Beirut Lebanon52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58

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'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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 readTrinidad & 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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'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: 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 readFiji: 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'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'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'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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice 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'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSamoa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: 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'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier 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'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: 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'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

● Honduras few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● India about twice as fearful as the world's · 969 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as angry as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Albania about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 396 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 150 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 6,668 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health23% 4,859 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,905 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,554 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,047 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 831 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 478 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 474 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 killed5,387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,050 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,395 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees229 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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