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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Gaza, violence in Baghdad and people injured in the Czechia. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 61 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 64 in 100 of its 517 stories, usually 44
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Palestine

98 of its 133 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 61 of Palestine's 98 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Outbreaks were named in 48 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

91 of its 133 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Baghdad accounted for 63 of Iraq's 91 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

32 of its 62 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).

Czechia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

182 of its 372 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Brazil

330 of its 517 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Brasilia accounted for 121 of Brazil's 330 stories about harm, carried by 477 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Flu was named in 130 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hiv.

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Health

Mongolia

26 of its 40 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Plague was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Iran

161 of its 281 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 93 of Iran's 161 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Japan

318 of its 878 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Heavy rain was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding and landslides. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 43 of Afghanistan's 94 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Brazil (130 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (44 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); plague in Mongolia (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Japan (69 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); plague in China (117 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

31 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 32,535 stories about harm among 105,987 counted on 7 Jul.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Palestine. of the day's 105,987 news stories, 31 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 32. Brazil's news mentioned the flu about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 8 July 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today. In Palestine, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine74 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Iraq68 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir65 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil64 in 100 of its 517 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1385 Atlanta US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Beijing China92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Chicago US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Manhattan US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'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'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: 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 angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Mongolia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 161 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health61% 19,809 stories · much more than usual (usually 56%) Rights & justice19% 6,052 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents7% 2,237 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,732 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,214 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 647 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 319 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 253 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 killed8,751 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations148 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting people displaced122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions94 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill86 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Brazil and the US

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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