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The day's news pointed at protests in Paris (France), rights and justice in Santiago and violence in Sanaa. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 42 in 100 of its 194 stories, usually 13
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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Protests & strikes

France

1,290 of its 2,833 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Paris accounted for 1,171 of France's 1,290 stories about harm, carried by 963 outlets. 1,063 of Paris' 1,171 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (873 stories). Drought was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Chile

82 of its 194 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Santiago accounted for 70 of Chile's 82 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

498 of its 548 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Sanaa accounted for 320 of Yemen's 498 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Oman

36 of its 102 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).

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

Burundi

59 of its 67 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Sudan

83 of its 101 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Bentiu accounted for 73 of South Sudan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

272 of its 660 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cairo accounted for 234 of Egypt's 272 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. 162 of Cairo's 234 stories were about protests or strikes. Road crashes were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

65 of Riyadh's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flu was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption and wildfires. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Sweden

135 of its 353 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

American Samoa

17 of its 18 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Poland (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Papua New Guinea (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Algeria (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Ghana (44 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hurricane in Iraq (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 31,436 stories about harm among 179,757 counted on 3 Dec.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to France. In Poland's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 179,757 stories, below the usual 20. France's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 548 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi88 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan82 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 480 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Congo73 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 70 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France1063 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1171 Jerusalem Israel223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 456 Cairo Egypt162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1563 Gig Harbor US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualFada Ngourma, Burkina Faso -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsNashville, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 39 stories, carried by 38 outletsAndalusia, Spain -- rights & justice: 64 stories, carried by 164 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 18 stories, carried by 34 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 178 stories, carried by 154 outletsValletta, Malta -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsMexico City, Mexico -- conflict & violence: 70 stories, carried by 71 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tanzania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Fada Ngourma Burkina Faso about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Nashville US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Wisconsin US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Andalusia Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 64 stories ● Zurich Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 8,533 stories · about as usual Health23% 7,092 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 5,542 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 5,120 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,999 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,089 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 785 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 772 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 killed9,890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,852 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees346 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations342 at about half the usual rate · most about Yemen and Spain Stories reporting abductions326 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Chile and the UK Stories reporting people displaced311 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US

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.

● Angera little less than 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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