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People killed in Uzbekistan, protests in la Paz (Bolivia) and a disaster in Aranyaprathet drew the news. Uzbekistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUzbekistan 73 in 100 of its 74 stories, usually 18
RegionCentral Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Uzbekistan

54 of its 74 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (52 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uzbekistan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

29 of its 36 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. la Paz accounted for 27 of Bolivia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 24 of la Paz's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

135 of its 232 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Aranyaprathet accounted for 73 of Thailand's 135 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). 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.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Aranyaprathet stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

37 of its 70 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 22 of Kashmir's 37 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Cambodia

71 of its 110 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Poipet accounted for 44 of Cambodia's 71 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Ukraine

290 of its 670 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kyiv accounted for 155 of Ukraine's 290 stories about harm, carried by 493 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

156 of its 455 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Landslides were named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drownings and power cuts. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

56 of its 71 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Morocco

14 of its 53 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Afghanistan (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Malawi (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Ukraine (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 12,777 stories about harm among 58,449 counted on 29 Dec.

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Uzbekistan stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. A year earlier, on 29 December 2021, 30 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 58,449 stories, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria79 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan73 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 18 · mostly health Cambodia65 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Thailand58 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir53 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Jerusalem Israel50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Kyiv Ukraine31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Merdare 26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readIsrael: warmth about its own usualJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 17 stories, carried by 43 outletsStudland, UK -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 28 outletsMaryland, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsBrasilia, Brazil -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 22 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 13 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

● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Adelaide Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Studland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 4,696 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice20% 2,462 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,345 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence9% 1,100 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 615 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 590 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 561 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 231 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 killed3,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured823 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions120 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations65 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 harsher 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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