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The news turned to protests in Stockholm (Sweden), a disaster in Cianjur and homes and services in Kyiv. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 50 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Sweden

40 of its 130 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Stockholm accounted for 27 of Sweden's 40 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. 16 of Stockholm's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

89 of its 178 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Cianjur accounted for 56 of Indonesia's 89 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Cianjur stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

282 of its 617 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 147 of Ukraine's 282 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

31 of its 49 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Kigali accounted for 16 of Rwanda's 31 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Algeria

17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

China

450 of its 1,517 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (40 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Namibia

13 of its 27 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 4 of Windhoek's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Hong Kong

37 of its 95 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Rights & justice

Kyrgyzstan

18 of its 37 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bishkek accounted for 14 of Kyrgyzstan's 18 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Saudi Arabia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Algeria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in India (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in US (20 of its stories, about 6 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 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 10,430 stories about harm among 57,509 counted on 25 Nov.

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In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 57,509 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 25 November 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Sweden, 31% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Indonesia50 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine46 in 100 of its 617 stories · usually 40 · mostly shelter & services Uganda41 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Israel40 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong39 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 25 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Tehran Iran32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 Ottawa Canada30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Zhengzhou China25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

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: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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 readThailand: 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 readSri Lanka: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: 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 readFrance: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sCameroon: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry 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

● Algeria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Ghana few stories a little warmer than the world's · 48 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 3,660 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,520 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents12% 1,230 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence12% 1,192 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 610 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 459 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 452 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 180 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 killed2,498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests990 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured728 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions70 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations46 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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