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The day's news pointed at violence in Kyiv, plane crash in Nepal and heavy rain in Zimbabwe. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.
Conflict & violence
537 of its 970 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 264 of Ukraine's 537 stories about harm, carried by 698 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (400 stories). Illness was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
52 of its 109 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Plane crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Rights & justice
69 of its 186 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Protests & strikes
57 of Moscow's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
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Conflict & violence
273 of its 361 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Gaza accounted for 226 of Palestine's 273 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
71 of its 188 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).
Deaths & injuries, cause not given
40 of its 137 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories).
Rights & justice
49 of its 138 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Rights & justice
29 of its 108 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
avalanche in France (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in UK (80 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Australia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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In France's news, mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 77,951 stories, as usual. Ukraine's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. A year earlier, on 29 December 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.
20 in every 100 of the day's 77,951 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19). Ukraine: 537 of its 970 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Nepal: 52 of its 109 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Zimbabwe: 69 of its 186 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Russia: 57 of Moscow's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in France's news. Mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual in Nepal's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual. A year earlier, on 29 December 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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: too little coverage to read Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read Uruguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Micronesia: about as warm as its own usual or less U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Isle of Man: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: too little coverage to read South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: too little coverage to read Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: too little coverage to read Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: too little coverage to read St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: too little coverage to read Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Mongolia: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: too little coverage to read Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: too little coverage to read Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or less New Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Dominica: about as warm as its own usual or less Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Côte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: too little coverage to read 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 Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: too little coverage to read Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: too little coverage to read 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 Jammu & Kashmir: 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 Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Cook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Mayotte: too little coverage to read Seychelles: warmth about its own usual Philippines: warmth about its own usual Lebanon: warmth about its own usual Greece: warmth about its own usual Dominican Republic: warmth about its own usual Santa Fe County, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 38 outlets Quebec, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outlets Indiana, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outlets Jammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outlets Anambra, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 20 outlets Vancouver, Canada -- health: 38 stories, carried by 38 outlets High Wycombe, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 18 outlets Zurich, Switzerland -- health: 20 stories, carried by 10 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 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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