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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

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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 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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 lessTanzania: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readNepal: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 37 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsKhojaly, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 22 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsSandringham, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 40 outletsAtlanta, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsRaqqa, Syria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 34 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Tigray Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Massachusetts US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Khojaly Azerbaijan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Kathmandu Nepal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 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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