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The day's news pointed at wildfires in Cyprus, plane crash in the Philippines and protests in Ramallah (Palestine). Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and Japan →
Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 95 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

97 of its 102 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Larnaca accounted for 85 of Cyprus' 97 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Wildfires were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Larnaca stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

329 of its 537 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Philippine accounted for 165 of the Philippines' 329 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Plane crash was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

42 of its 63 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Ramallah accounted for 29 of Palestine's 42 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. 22 of Ramallah's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Health

Iran

67 of its 120 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

76 of its 92 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Hurricane was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with building collapse and storm surge.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

143 of its 498 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Tsunami was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with volcanic eruption, plague and power cuts.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

29 of its 43 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

40 of its 93 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 10 of Rio de Janeiro's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories).

its stories →
Health

Fiji

30 of its 55 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

311 of its 882 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (42 stories). Wildfires were named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Cuba (58 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Italy (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (99 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in UK (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 9,792 stories about harm among 38,491 counted on 4 Jul.

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Cyprus stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. 25 in every 100 of the day's 38,491 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and Japan. Cuba's news mentioned the hurricane about 5 times as often as usual. On 4 July 2020, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cyprus95 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba83 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine67 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia63 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Philadelphia US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Lagos Nigeria32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Ramallah Palestine22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 29 Los Angeles US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readGreece: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 12 outletsDenver, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 28 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 61 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 67 outletsHartlepool, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 15 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

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Denver US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 3,940 stories · much less than usual (usually 47%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,925 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Rights & justice18% 1,688 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence12% 1,112 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 407 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 221 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 180 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 165 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 killed2,974 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,175 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting arrests736 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured622 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations215 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Canada and Japan Stories reporting abductions86 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced48 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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