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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.

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 lessUganda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: 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 lessLatvia: 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 lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 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 lessChile: 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualDushanbe, Tajikistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsWisconsin, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsLas Vegas, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 67 stories, carried by 33 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsCalgary, Canada -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 22 stories, carried by 26 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

● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dushanbe Tajikistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Wisconsin US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Las Vegas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 67 stories ● Exeter UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

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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