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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Kampala, rights and justice in Stockholm and violence in Kivu. Sweden's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.
Health
50 of its 78 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kampala accounted for 46 of Uganda's 50 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Ebola was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks and haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Rights & justice
125 of its 286 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Stockholm accounted for 102 of Sweden's 125 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Conflict & violence
129 of its 150 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kivu accounted for 74 of Rwanda's 129 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
55 of its 127 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain.
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Health
20 of its 35 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Measles was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Conflict & violence
106 of its 271 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
36 of its 51 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
25 of its 83 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Health
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Rights & justice
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (183 stories). Poisoning was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual:
measles in Samoa (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in US (803 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
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Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Uganda's news. of the day's 100,181 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Uganda's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. On 31 January 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 20 today.
20 in every 100 of the day's 100,181 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 20). Uganda: 50 of its 78 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Sweden: 125 of its 286 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Rwanda: 129 of its 150 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Malaysia: 55 of its 127 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Uganda's news. Mentions of flooding ran about 8 times their usual in Malaysia's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual. A year earlier, on 31 January 2024, 18 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Suriname: too little coverage to read South 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 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: 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: too little coverage to read 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Grenada: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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: too little coverage to read 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read 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 Jammu & Kashmir: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Sudan: warmth about its own usual South Africa: warmth about its own usual China: warmth about its own usual China: warmth about its own usual North Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outlets East Palestine, US -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 20 outlets Wellington, New Zealand -- health: 32 stories, carried by 32 outlets Glasgow, UK -- health: 38 stories, carried by 48 outlets Merseyside, UK -- health: 30 stories, carried by 21 outlets Phoenix, US -- health: 34 stories, carried by 33 outlets Beijing, China -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 32 outlets Brisbane, Australia -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 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 about as 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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