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The news turned to the hurricane in Brazil, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and outbreaks in Iraq. Brazil's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.
Disasters & accidents
66 of its 118 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Recife accounted for 40 of Brazil's 66 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Protests & strikes
35 of its 53 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Khartoum accounted for 25 of Sudan's 35 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 22 of Khartoum's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Health
33 of its 52 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Building collapse was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
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Disasters & accidents
154 of its 235 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Pokhara accounted for 89 of Nepal's 154 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories).
Disasters & accidents
82 of its 188 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Hurricane was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and storms.
Disasters & accidents
29 of its 51 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (18 stories).
Health
17 of its 51 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Health
Tropical storm was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Protests & strikes
7 of Davos' 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
hurricane in Mexico (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Canada (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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For the third day running, the news turned to Brazil. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 39,164 stories, above the usual 22. Brazil's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. On 29 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Brazil, on 4 of 7 days.
24 in every 100 of the day's 39,164 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 22). Brazil: 66 of its 118 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Sudan: 35 of its 53 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Iraq: 33 of its 52 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Iran: Building collapse was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual in Mexico's news. Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Iraq's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Brazil. A year earlier, on 29 May 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Brazil, on 4 of 7 days. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Uruguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or less United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: too little coverage to read Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: too little coverage to read Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: too little coverage to read South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: too little coverage to read Slovakia: too little coverage to read Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: about as warm as its own usual or less Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: too little coverage to read São Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or less Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or less St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Papua New Guinea: too little coverage to read Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: too little coverage to read Nicaragua: too little coverage to read New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: too little coverage to read Namibia: too little coverage to read Mozambique: too little coverage to read Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: too little coverage to read Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: too little coverage to read Mauritius: too little coverage to read Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: too little coverage to read North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: too little coverage to read Lithuania: too little coverage to read Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: too little coverage to read Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: too little coverage to read Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: about as warm as its own usual or less Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: too little coverage to read Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: too little coverage to read India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: about as warm as its own usual or less Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: too little coverage to read Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: too little coverage to read Gabon: too little coverage to read St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: too little coverage to read Estonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Eritrea: too little coverage to read Equatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: too little coverage to read Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: too little coverage to read Greenland: too little coverage to read Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: too little coverage to read N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: too little coverage to read Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: too little coverage to read DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: too little coverage to read Bosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to read Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less Benin: too little coverage to read Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: too little coverage to read Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: too little coverage to read Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: too little coverage to read Argentina: too little coverage to read Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: too little coverage to read Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: too little coverage to read Guernsey: too little coverage to read San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: too little coverage to read Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Syria: warmth about its own usual South Korea: warmth about its own usual Singapore: warmth about its own usual France: warmth about its own usual Colombia: warmth about its own usual Central African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Belgium: warmth about its own usual Edinburgh, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 61 outlets Charlottesville, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outlets Mansa, India -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 38 stories, carried by 28 outlets Pennsylvania, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Paris, France -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outlets Basingstoke, UK -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 15 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
The words in the day's stories were much harsher than usual .
Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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