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The day's news pointed at violence in Sokoto, rights and justice in Dhaka and protests in Caracas (Venezuela). Nigeria's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.
Conflict & violence
717 of its 1,236 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Sokoto accounted for 185 of Nigeria's 717 stories about harm, carried by 382 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Rights & justice
163 of its 365 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 62 of Bangladesh's 163 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Protests & strikes
Caracas accounted for 28 of Venezuela's 47 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. 14 of Caracas' 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).
Disasters & accidents
Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
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Conflict & violence
125 of its 160 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Damascus accounted for 50 of Syria's 125 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Protests & strikes
13 of its 18 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of Conakry's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
Conflict & violence
57 of its 170 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).
Conflict & violence
232 of its 397 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Rights & justice
84 of its 298 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories).
Rights & justice
69 of its 259 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
power cuts in Ukraine (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in US (174 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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19 in every 100 of the day's 48,445 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. A year earlier, on 26 December 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
19 in every 100 of the day's 48,445 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18). Nigeria: 717 of its 1,236 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bangladesh: 163 of its 365 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Venezuela: Caracas accounted for 28 of Venezuela's 47 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Sri Lanka: Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Mentions of power cuts ran about 4 times their usual in Ukraine's news. Mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual in Sri Lanka's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual. A year earlier, on 26 December 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 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: too little coverage to read Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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 Tanzania: 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: 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: too little coverage to read Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: too little coverage to read Sierra Leone: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Mauritania: too little coverage to read 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: too little coverage to read Gabon: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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: too little coverage to read Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: too little coverage to read Greenland: too little coverage to read Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Afghanistan: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Pakistan: warmth about its own usual Indonesia: warmth about its own usual Maiduguri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 75 outlets Donbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 16 outlets Abuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 54 stories, carried by 89 outlets Bhubaneswar, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outlets Mogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outlets Brentwood, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 11 outlets Indiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 12 outlets Lahore, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 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.
● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than 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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