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The day's news pointed at protests in Paris (France), the avalanche in Austria and violence in Beirut. France's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ethiopia → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and Malaysia →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostFrance 38 in 100 of its 311 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

France

117 of its 311 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Paris accounted for 85 of France's 117 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. 55 of Paris' 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Austria

32 of its 63 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Avalanche was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

203 of its 567 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Philippines

140 of its 333 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Landslides were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

37 of its 124 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 19 of Brasilia's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

45 of its 62 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Raqqa accounted for 19 of Syria's 45 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

97 of its 238 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

11 of its 16 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Niamey accounted for 11 of Niger's 11 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

207 of its 597 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Japan (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (378 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Sri Lanka (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Nepal (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 8,700 stories about harm among 39,039 counted on 26 Dec.

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The news turned to France for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 39,039 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Ethiopia. France stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. On 26 December 2021, a year earlier, the share was 30 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria73 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Austria51 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran45 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia44 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Washington US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Tehran Iran29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 Brasilia Brazil19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 23 New York US15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: no storiesTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: no storiesPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 40 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 73 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 41 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 41 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 74 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 717 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 42 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 746 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 36 in 100 of its 567 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 69 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 35 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 58 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 35 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 45 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Gambia: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)France: 38 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 44 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 33 in 100 of its 1,290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Canada: 35 in 100 of its 597 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burkina Faso: 100 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Austria: 51 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 31 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 33 in 100 of its 1,290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 39 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 73 in 100 of its 62 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 58 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 45 in 100 of its 190 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Philippines 42 in 100 of its 333 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Austria 51 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● South Africa 41 in 100 of its 238 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,728 stories · less than usual (usually 35%) Disasters & accidents22% 1,921 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice17% 1,459 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence13% 1,133 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Shelter & services6% 488 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 385 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 294 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 206 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 killed2,618 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected989 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting arrests744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured718 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees134 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people displaced124 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting evacuations80 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Malaysia Stories reporting abductions41 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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