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The news turned to protests in Beirut (Lebanon), deaths in Kathmandu and a disaster in Durres. Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 71 in 100 of its 163 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

115 of its 163 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Beirut accounted for 104 of Lebanon's 115 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. 101 of Beirut's 104 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 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

Nepal

50 of its 87 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kathmandu accounted for 35 of Nepal's 50 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

18 of its 19 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Durres accounted for 17 of Albania's 18 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Durres stories →
Health

Malaysia

94 of its 302 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with polio and heavy rain.

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

Sudan

48 of its 58 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Darfur accounted for 27 of Sudan's 48 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 21 of Darfur's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 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

59 of its 109 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 40 of Hong Kong's 59 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. 35 of Hong Kong Island's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

India

1,138 of its 3,476 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 276 of Delhi's 396 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (197 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

263 of its 574 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Earthquake was named in 176 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and building collapse.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

76 of its 190 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 38 of Iraq's 54 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 33 of Baghdad's 38 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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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (176 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Australia (67 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in France (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Mexico (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 Dec. 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 9,934 stories about harm among 53,431 counted on 15 Dec.

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Lebanon stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 53,431 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Philippines' news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. On 15 December 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to New Zealand, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan83 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon71 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq60 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Nepal57 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 25 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Hong Kong54 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396 Beirut Lebanon101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Guwahati India86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Hong Kong Island Hong Kong35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Baghdad Iraq33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFiji: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sGaza: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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'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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: 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 angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Nepal about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● Egypt few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● India about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 1,138 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 2,850 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents22% 2,203 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Health17% 1,709 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence16% 1,573 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 606 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 347 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 294 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 227 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 killed2,864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,006 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people affected970 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions132 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations115 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people displaced73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 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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