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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.

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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessBangladesh: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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 one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 245 outletsJakhau, India -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsClacton, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsMaine, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsColorado, US -- food & livelihood: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 28 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 18 stories, carried by 81 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 17 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

● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories ● Jakhau India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Clacton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 12 stories

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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