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Rights and justice in Moscow, protests in Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) and a disaster in Kinmen drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.
Rights & justice
440 of its 856 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 297 of Russia's 440 stories about harm, carried by 673 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (204 stories). Poisoning was named in 145 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Protests & strikes
11 of its 26 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 3 of Port Moresby's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
52 of its 108 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Kinmen accounted for 38 of Taiwan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).
Conflict & violence
Gaza accounted for 193 of Palestine's 253 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
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Rights & justice
31 of its 38 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).
Health
57 of its 243 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Health
41 of its 211 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Conflict & violence
Jammu accounted for 25 of Kashmir's 38 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Conflict & violence
Tehran accounted for 22 of Iran's 39 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
19 of its 34 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%.
Also named far more than usual:
illness in Thailand (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); train derailment in Canada (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
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For the third day running, the news turned to Russia. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 51,693 stories, as usual. Russia's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. On 18 February 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Trinidad & Tobago, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
18 in every 100 of the day's 51,693 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18). Russia: 440 of its 856 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Papua New Guinea: 11 of its 26 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Taiwan: 52 of its 108 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Palestine: Gaza accounted for 193 of Palestine's 253 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Mentions of poisoning ran about three times their usual in Russia's news. Mentions of road crashes ran about 6 times their usual in Ireland's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Russia. A year earlier, on 18 February 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Trinidad & Tobago, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them. Written by code from the day's numbers.
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: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read 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: 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: too little coverage to read 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read St Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Laos: too little coverage to read Kyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: too little coverage to read Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: 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: 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: too little coverage to read Guinea: too little coverage to read Guatemala: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: too little coverage to read Dominican Republic: too little coverage to read Dominica: too little coverage to read 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: 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: too little coverage to read Bosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to read Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Afghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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 Zimbabwe: warmth about its own usual Kenya: warmth about its own usual China: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usual China: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Kashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Kashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Wellington, New Zealand -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outlets Michigan, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 32 outlets Jammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 21 outlets Doha, Qatar -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Florida, US -- health: 29 stories, carried by 30 outlets Wellingborough, UK -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 81 outlets Edinburgh, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 68 outlets Beijing, China -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 61 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 much harsher than usual .
Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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