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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tbilisi (Georgia), power cuts in Iran and illness in Tunis. Georgia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 46 in 100 of its 50 stories, usually 19
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Georgia

28 of its 46 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tbilisi accounted for 26 of Georgia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 25 of Tbilisi's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

95 of its 191 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

50 of its 83 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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

Belarus

56 of its 124 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Minsk accounted for 41 of Belarus' 56 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 21 of Minsk's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories).

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Health

Sweden

37 of its 149 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

53 of its 199 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Russia

290 of its 843 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (111 stories). Plane crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Philippines

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

South Sudan

Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. 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: illness in Israel (56 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Japan (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in Jamaica (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in US (733 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 18,861 stories about harm among 82,547 counted on 6 Jul.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Georgia. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 82,547 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual in Japan's news. A year earlier, on 6 July 2020, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Georgia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia62 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Cuba60 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq56 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 550 Mumbai India87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Delhi India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Kaduna Nigeria34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Philadelphia US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualEnglish Channel, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsBrighton, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 13 outletsHimachal Pradesh, India -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 29 outletsTsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 34 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 28 outletsRamallah, Palestine -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 19 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

● English Channel UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Brighton UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Himachal Pradesh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,233 stories · less than usual (usually 47%) Rights & justice20% 3,740 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,108 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence8% 1,486 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 823 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 457 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 387 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 325 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 killed4,796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,884 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations213 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Thailand 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 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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