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The day's news pointed at the cyclone in Indonesia, rights and justice in Islamabad and protests in Sofia (Bulgaria). Pakistan's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 67 in 100 of its 240 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

170 of its 277 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Sumatra accounted for 64 of Indonesia's 170 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Cyclone was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Sumatra stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

245 of its 490 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Islamabad accounted for 141 of Pakistan's 245 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

21 of its 62 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 16 of Sofia's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories → Sofia stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

109 of its 191 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beirut accounted for 97 of Lebanon's 109 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Illness was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Sri Lanka

161 of its 240 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tsunami was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

109 of its 189 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Typhoon was named in 11 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

39 of its 66 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Iran

68 of its 150 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mexico

79 of its 277 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 68 of Palestine's 113 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Spain (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); chikungunya in Cuba (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Sri Lanka (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 15,133 stories about harm among 89,473 counted on 2 Dec.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Indonesia. of the day's 89,473 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. A year earlier, on 2 December 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sri Lanka67 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia61 in 100 of its 277 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia59 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong58 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 53 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 884 Islamabad Pakistan69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Delhi India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Chicago US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 San Francisco US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCosta Rica: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than 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 fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 401 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,120 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,641 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 2,957 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,936 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 714 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 565 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 477 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 370 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 killed3,640 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured722 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions236 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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