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The news turned to the earthquake in Mexico, protests in Conakry (Guinea) and plane crash in Pakistan. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 57 in 100 of its 594 stories, usually 44
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

339 of its 594 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Mexico City accounted for 140 of Mexico's 339 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (56 stories). Earthquake was named in 196 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Health

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Plane crash was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Romania

39 of its 89 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

27 of its 41 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

4 of Raboteau's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 40 of Afghanistan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Russia

Moscow accounted for 187 of Russia's 319 stories about harm, carried by 438 outlets. Wildfires were named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with oil spill and heatwave.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Manila accounted for 157 of the Philippines' 393 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Venezuela (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Russia (44 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); overdoses in Italy (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 34; 31 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 Jun. 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 33,676 stories about harm among 111,295 counted on 24 Jun.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 11 March 2020. It was the second day running that the news turned to Mexico. of the day's 111,295 news stories, 30 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 34. On 25 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 30 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia58 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Philippines57 in 100 of its 688 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Mexico57 in 100 of its 594 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US432 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1637 Phoenix US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Hollywood US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Seattle US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Philadelphia US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSeychelles: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as fearful as the world's · 339 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 440 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 110 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 19,853 stories · more than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice22% 7,198 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents7% 2,401 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,636 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,061 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 690 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 317 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 277 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 killed8,389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,007 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,378 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions155 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations119 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill73 at about the usual rate

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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