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The news turned to rights and justice in Damascus, a disaster in Grindavik and refugees in Russia. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 73 in 100 of its 84 stories, usually 43
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Syria

71 of its 104 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Damascus accounted for 46 of Syria's 71 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Haiti

61 of its 84 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Cite Soleil accounted for 40 of Haiti's 61 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Uruguay

26 of its 41 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Montevideo accounted for 26 of Uruguay's 26 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

35 of its 108 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

45 of its 126 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

40 of its 93 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: road crashes in France (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Jamaica (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Vietnam (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Ghana (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 20,869 stories about harm among 114,201 counted on 16 Nov.

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Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in France's news. of the day's 114,201 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Syria stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%. On 16 November 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti73 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Israel72 in 100 of its 2,907 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Iceland68 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine58 in 100 of its 649 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 655 Jerusalem Israel111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 406 Shifa Israel93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 San Francisco US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Gaza Palestine86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302

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'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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: 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: 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'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'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: 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 warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,085 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 377 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 187 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,855 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice24% 4,925 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 3,461 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,760 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 986 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 892 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 819 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 816 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 killed4,913 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected2,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,138 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions857 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees312 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about one and a half times 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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