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The day's news pointed at protests in Oromo (Ethiopia), violence in Sopore and a disaster in Tehran. Ethiopia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 81 in 100 of its 130 stories, usually 46
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

105 of its 130 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Oromo accounted for 48 of Ethiopia's 105 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 38 of Oromo's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Oromo stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

142 of its 186 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Sopore accounted for 78 of Kashmir's 142 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Sopore stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

167 of its 316 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 120 of Iran's 167 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 82 of Bangladesh's 156 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

264 of its 438 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Causeway Bay accounted for 134 of Hong Kong's 264 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. 111 of Causeway Bay's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

38 of its 56 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 16 of Khartoum's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Czechia

57 of its 123 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Prague accounted for 45 of the Czechia's 57 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories).

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Health

Botswana

19 of its 34 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Panama

22 of its 39 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Denmark

41 of its 115 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in South Korea (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in India (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in UK (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 33; 30 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 Jul. 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 33,664 stories about harm among 112,019 counted on 1 Jul.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 March 2020. In South Korea's news, mentions of respiratory illness ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Ethiopia for the second day running. 30 in every 100 of the day's 112,019 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 33. Over June, 33 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in June 2019.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia81 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir76 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1481 Beijing China200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Causeway Bay Hong Kong111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 New York US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 530 Manhattan US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257

Stories, not people.

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 264 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 381 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 167 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 19,825 stories · more than usual (usually 54%) Rights & justice21% 6,980 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence6% 2,068 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents6% 2,061 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,193 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 645 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 354 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 275 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 killed8,446 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,425 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,034 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,532 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill67 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 much 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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