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The day's news pointed at protests in Mahara (Sri Lanka), people displaced in Nigeria and rights and justice in Paris. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 47 in 100 of its 286 stories, usually 32
RegionOceania 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Sri Lanka

135 of its 286 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Mahara accounted for 99 of Sri Lanka's 135 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. 68 of Mahara's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Mahara stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

608 of its 1,355 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Malaria was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

France

273 of its 776 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Paris accounted for 183 of France's 273 stories about harm, carried by 320 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

126 of its 231 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

274 of its 887 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and heavy rain.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

24 of its 47 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 6 of Havana's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Bahamas

31 of its 80 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Respiratory illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Romania

26 of its 70 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Health

North Korea

31 of its 51 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in New Zealand (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Bahamas (13 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Greece (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Australia (47 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 21,828 stories about harm among 87,003 counted on 30 Nov.

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New Zealand's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 87,003 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. On 1 December 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 25 today. Sri Lanka stood out: 47% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia61 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea61 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Sudan57 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 55 · mostly displacement Syria57 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Washington US87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 864 Paris France85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Mahara Sri Lanka68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 484

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSlovakia: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNicaragua: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 275 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about three times as angry as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 608 stories about harm ● Slovenia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 6 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 135 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 12,815 stories · about as usual Rights & justice14% 3,097 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents10% 2,067 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,814 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 809 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 530 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 250 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 228 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 killed6,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,360 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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