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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Port-au-Prince, protests in Maputo (Mozambique) and rights and justice in Paramaribo. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 58 in 100 of its 378 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Haiti

67 of its 79 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 46 of Haiti's 67 stories about harm, carried by 346 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (39 stories). Cholera was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Protests & strikes

Mozambique

64 of its 87 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Maputo accounted for 48 of Mozambique's 64 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 38 of Maputo's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Rights & justice

Suriname

27 of its 30 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Paramaribo accounted for 21 of Suriname's 27 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Suriname over 30 days → its stories → Paramaribo stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

172 of its 372 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Power cuts were named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kazakhstan

221 of its 378 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Aktau accounted for 209 of Kazakhstan's 221 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

84 of its 110 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

27 of its 44 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Heavy rain was named in 12 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.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

57 of its 122 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Earthquake was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with volcanic eruption.

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

199 of its 475 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Oil spill was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

57 of its 186 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Australia (43 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Germany (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Thailand (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 8,358 stories about harm among 44,975 counted on 25 Dec.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 44,975 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Haiti for the second day running. Mentions of power cuts ran about 5 times their usual in Ukraine's news. In Haiti, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 55% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti85 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique74 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Palestine64 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 690 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Maputo Mozambique38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 Damascus Syria33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Washington US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Kharkiv Ukraine17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSuriname: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Suriname few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Fiji few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health23% 1,915 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice23% 1,891 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents22% 1,806 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence17% 1,364 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 446 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 383 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 210 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 206 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 killed2,469 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,134 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Kazakhstan Stories reporting people injured952 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions228 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations87 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 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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