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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Issyk Kul, protests in Quito (Ecuador) and violence in Seytenga. Kyrgyzstan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.
Health
34 of its 52 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Issyk Kul accounted for 20 of Kyrgyzstan's 34 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Plague was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Protests & strikes
22 of its 29 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Quito accounted for 17 of Ecuador's 22 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 15 of Quito's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories).
Conflict & violence
21 of its 22 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Seytenga accounted for 16 of Burkina Faso's 21 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Food & livelihood
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Poisoning was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
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Rights & justice
113 of its 283 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories).
Conflict & violence
24 of its 33 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Health
18 of its 54 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Rights & justice
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). HIV was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Health
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (75 stories). Heatstroke was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought.
Conflict & violence
Tehran accounted for 46 of Iran's 89 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual:
earthquake in Iran (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in China (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Ukraine (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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Mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual in Kyrgyzstan's news. of the day's 86,057 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kyrgyzstan stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. A year earlier, on 15 June 2021, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
22 in every 100 of the day's 86,057 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 22). Kyrgyzstan: 34 of its 52 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Ecuador: 22 of its 29 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Burkina Faso: 21 of its 22 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Russia: Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual in Kyrgyzstan's news. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Iran's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual. A year earlier, on 15 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 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: too little coverage to read Isle of Man: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Turkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: too little coverage to read Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Suriname: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Mongolia: too little coverage to read Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: 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 Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: too little coverage to read Madagascar: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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 Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: about as warm as its own usual or less France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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: 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 Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: too little coverage to read Hong Kong: too little coverage to read Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: too little coverage to read Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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 Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or less Angola: too little coverage to read 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 Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: too little coverage to read 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 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: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: too little coverage to read 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 Yemen: warmth about its own usual Nepal: warmth about its own usual Israel: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Ethiopia: warmth about its own usual Afghanistan: warmth about its own usual Palestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Palestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Palestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usual New Orleans, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 20 outlets Tulsa, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Sanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 18 outlets Cairo, Egypt -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outlets Glasgow, UK -- health: 43 stories, carried by 78 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 softer than usual .
Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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