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Violence in Berlin, illness in Mogadishu and train derailment in Iran drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.
Conflict & violence
272 of its 764 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Berlin accounted for 182 of Germany's 272 stories about harm, carried by 453 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (155 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Health
38 of its 46 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mogadishu accounted for 18 of Somalia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Disasters & accidents
Tehran accounted for 71 of Iran's 174 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (96 stories). Train derailment was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Protests & strikes
14 of its 33 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 4 of Cave Hill's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
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Health
78 of its 232 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Conflict & violence
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Health
25 of its 64 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Health
45 of its 139 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories).
Conflict & violence
14 of its 27 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Health
22 of its 76 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
overdoses in Romania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Ukraine (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in UK (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in India (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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Iran's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 84,098 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Germany, 36% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. On 8 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.
22 in every 100 of the day's 84,098 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 22). Germany: 272 of its 764 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Somalia: 38 of its 46 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Iran: Tehran accounted for 71 of Iran's 174 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Barbados: 14 of its 33 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Iran's news. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Somalia's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual. A year earlier, on 8 June 2021, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: 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 South Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: too little coverage to read Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: too little coverage to read Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: about as warm as its own usual or less Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: about as warm as its own usual or less Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jordan: too little coverage to read 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 Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Côte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or less Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Central African Republic: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: too little coverage to read Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Aksai Chin: 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 Crimea: 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: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: too little coverage to read San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Spain: warmth about its own usual Norway: warmth about its own usual North Korea: warmth about its own usual Nigeria: warmth about its own usual Netherlands: warmth about its own usual Mexico: warmth about its own usual Malaysia: warmth about its own usual Kenya: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about its own usual Iraq: warmth about its own usual Armenia: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Wisconsin, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 40 outlets Ganderbal, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 14 outlets Nevada, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 18 outlets Ottawa, Canada -- health: 43 stories, carried by 34 outlets Jammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 15 outlets Nairobi, Kenya -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outlets Romford, UK -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 18 outlets Abuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 24 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 softer 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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