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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kyiv, protests in Paris (France) and rights and justice in Paramaribo. Suriname's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFrance 45 in 100 of its 581 stories, usually 14
RegionEurope 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

174 of its 467 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kyiv accounted for 139 of Ukraine's 174 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Protests & strikes

France

263 of its 581 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 85 of Paris' 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Suriname

25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Paramaribo accounted for 23 of Suriname's 25 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Suriname over 30 days → its stories → Paramaribo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

42 of its 108 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

56 of its 82 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yangon accounted for 31 of Myanmar's 56 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

71 of its 93 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Latakia accounted for 37 of Syria's 71 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. 33 of Latakia's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Guatemala

15 of its 17 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

71 of its 108 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 43 of Palestine's 71 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

4 of Phnom Penh's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 8 of Conakry's 16 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Myanmar (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hypothermia in Israel (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Palestine (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 7,266 stories about harm among 36,400 counted on 28 Dec.

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The news turned to Ukraine for the second day running. Ukraine's news was 37% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 36,400 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. A year earlier, on 28 December 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria76 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar68 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba48 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 36 · mostly food & livelihood Israel48 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Dhaka Bangladesh42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Latakia Syria33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 96 outletsSan Diego, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsGombe, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 34 outletsLatakia, Syria -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 135 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 139 stories, carried by 444 outletsBeijing, China -- displacement: 31 stories, carried by 174 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

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.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Donbas Ukraine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● San Diego US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Gombe Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Sokoto Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 57 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 1,709 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents23% 1,656 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health21% 1,488 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence17% 1,209 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 403 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 313 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 202 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 164 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 killed1,885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured618 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced164 at about twice the usual rate · most about Myanmar and China Stories reporting abductions68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees56 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations45 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Cambodia Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan 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 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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