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Most of the day's attention went to landslides in Zambia, train derailment in Sudan and people injured in Switzerland. Zambia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.
Disasters & accidents
31 of its 50 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Displacement
Khartoum accounted for 37 of Sudan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
85 of its 303 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Food & livelihood
64 of its 190 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Buenos Aires accounted for 44 of Argentina's 64 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets.
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Displacement
80 of its 188 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Conflict & violence
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Poisoning was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Conflict & violence
18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).
Conflict & violence
Baghdad accounted for 31 of Iraq's 37 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Gaza accounted for 347 of Palestine's 394 stories about harm, carried by 498 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
poisoning in Russia (48 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Kenya (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Rwanda (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
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In Russia's news, mentions of poisoning ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 95,897 stories, as usual. Zambia's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. A year earlier, on 11 December 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
18 in every 100 of the day's 95,897 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19). Zambia: 31 of its 50 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Sudan: Khartoum accounted for 37 of Sudan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Switzerland: 85 of its 303 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Argentina: 64 of its 190 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Mentions of poisoning ran about 8 times their usual in Russia's news. Mentions of landslides ran about three times their usual in Zambia's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual. A year earlier, on 11 December 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Uruguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: too little coverage to read United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or less United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: about as warm as its own usual or less Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: too little coverage to read South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: too little coverage to read Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: too little coverage to read Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: about as warm as its own usual or less Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: too little coverage to read Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: too little coverage to read Paraguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: about as warm as its own usual or less Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: about as warm as its own usual or less Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: too little coverage to read North Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: too little coverage to read Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: about as warm as its own usual or less Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: too little coverage to read Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: too little coverage to read Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: too little coverage to read Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: too little coverage to read Honduras: about as warm as its own usual or less Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: too little coverage to read Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: too little coverage to read France: too little coverage to read St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Eritrea: too little coverage to read Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: about as warm as its own usual or less Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: about as warm as its own usual or less Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: too little coverage to read China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: about as warm as its own usual or less Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: too little coverage to read Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: too little coverage to read Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Argentina: too little coverage to read Antigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or less Angola: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: too little coverage to read Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: too little coverage to read San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: about as warm as its own usual or less Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Tanzania: warmth about its own usual Iran: warmth about its own usual Armenia: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Arizona, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 22 outlets Ottawa, Canada -- health: 31 stories, carried by 46 outlets Indiana, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outlets Tehran, Iran -- rights & justice: 63 stories, carried by 80 outlets Gupkar, Kashmir -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outlets Accra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 18 outlets Khartoum, Sudan -- displacement: 37 stories, carried by 59 outlets Gunsan, South Korea -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 52 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
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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