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The news turned to protests in Oslo (Norway), people displaced in Kivu and violence in Gaza. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 39 in 100 of its 108 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

46 of its 160 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Oslo accounted for 38 of Norway's 46 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. 23 of Oslo's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Rwanda

18 of its 38 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kivu accounted for 14 of Rwanda's 18 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kivu stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 81 of Palestine's 114 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Snowstorms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Thailand

121 of its 271 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

44 of its 91 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nepal

27 of its 67 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 8 of Kathmandu's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Congo

11 of its 18 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 118 of Venezuela's 242 stories about harm, carried by 413 outlets. 71 of Caracas' 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Brazil (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in UK (114 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in China (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Israel (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (19 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 11 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 14,818 stories about harm among 87,441 counted on 11 Dec.

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Mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. of the day's 87,441 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Norway for the second day running. Norway's news was 29% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. A year earlier, on 11 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 →

Sudan64 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka63 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia49 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 647 Caracas Venezuela71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Utah County US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: 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 a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 281 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Cambodia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,083 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 3,835 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,730 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,564 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 664 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 619 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 564 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 411 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 killed3,063 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured676 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced271 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations196 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand Stories reporting refugees169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions152 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill23 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
● Griefa little less 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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