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14,829 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Oslo (Norway) and people injured in Morocco and Japan. Morocco's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 55 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 9
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Norway

53 of its 164 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Oslo accounted for 49 of Norway's 53 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. 34 of Oslo's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Displacement

Morocco

79 of its 144 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Hypothermia was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts and food poisoning.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

157 of its 297 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 69 of Venezuela's 157 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. 48 of Caracas' 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Thailand

97 of its 227 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Cambodia

46 of its 94 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Malawi

29 of its 65 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 3 of Mzuzu's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 19 of Sudan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Canada

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Snowstorms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ireland (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Ghana (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Israel (11 of its stories, about 5 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 10 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 14,829 stories about harm among 86,415 counted on 10 Dec.

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Norway stood out: 32% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 86,415 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ireland's news, mentions of power cuts ran about 8 times their usual. A year earlier, on 10 December 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Morocco55 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 9 · mostly displacement Venezuela53 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine52 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka52 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 592 Caracas Venezuela48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Oslo Norway34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSomalia: 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 lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 lessHong Kong: 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: 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: 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 lessBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 49 stories, carried by 198 outletsArizona, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 19 stories, carried by 27 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 27 outletsDamascus, Syria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsSyracuse, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 50 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

● Oslo Norway about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 49 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 46 stories ● Damascus Syria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,087 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 3,961 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,719 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,489 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood4% 640 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 630 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 603 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 383 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 killed3,150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced218 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions152 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 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 much 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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