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The news turned to protests in Faraba Banta (Gambia), rights and justice in Bentiu and people killed in Algeria. South Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGambia 59 in 100 of its 125 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

74 of its 125 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Faraba Banta accounted for 71 of the Gambia's 74 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 69 of Faraba Banta's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (70 stories). Accidents were named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Faraba Banta stories →
Rights & justice

South Sudan

107 of its 125 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Bentiu accounted for 83 of South Sudan's 107 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Bentiu stories →
Health

Algeria

30 of its 68 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Flu was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 347 of Yemen's 488 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (140 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
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Protests & strikes

Denmark

129 of its 364 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 56 of Copenhagen's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

435 of its 1,116 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 165 of Tamaulipas' 166 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (310 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 690 of Israel's 1,086 stories about harm, carried by 321 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Somalia

41 of Mogadishu's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

30 of its 43 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 3 of Agua Zarca's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

230 of its 812 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Gas explosion was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Argentina (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Iraq (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Ghana (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in Guinea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Colombia (14 of its stories, more than ten 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 4 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 35,799 stories about harm among 204,353 counted on 4 Dec.

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In the Gambia, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 204,353 stories, below the usual 20. A year earlier, on 4 December 2017, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan86 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Libya82 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen81 in 100 of its 604 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Gabon73 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Congo72 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 70 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France730 stories about protests or strikes, of its 817 Jerusalem Israel330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 690 Washington US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2391 Tamaulipas Mexico165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Beit Ummar Palestine162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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 readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: 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 readFiji: 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: 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 lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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 lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualGreen Valley, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 105 stories, carried by 230 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 213 stories, carried by 309 outletsCanberra, Australia -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 20 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 31 stories, carried by 49 outletsGreat Falls, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- health: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsPolokwane, South Africa -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 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

● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Green Valley US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 105 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 213 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Zurich Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,687 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,832 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence21% 7,532 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,017 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,172 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,254 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 918 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 762 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 killed10,573 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,785 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,323 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,658 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees586 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions363 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations288 at about half the usual rate · most about Yemen and the US Stories reporting people displaced165 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill149 at about the usual rate

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 softer than 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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