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The day's news pointed at protests in Tulua (Colombia), people killed in the Bahamas and people injured in Yemen. Colombia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 57 in 100 of its 99 stories, usually 35
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

56 of its 99 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 18 of Tulua's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Tulua stories →
Health

Bahamas

35 of its 68 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 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.

Bahamas over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

31 of its 40 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

21 of its 38 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tropical storm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with cyclone and hurricane.

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

Ghana

130 of its 362 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 36 of Accra's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Dakar's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

141 of its 305 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ankara accounted for 76 of Türkiye's 141 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

37 of its 61 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jenin accounted for 19 of Palestine's 37 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Polio was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 60 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Covid was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Kashmir (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Jun. 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 18,140 stories about harm among 85,467 counted on 29 Jun.

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The news turned to Colombia for the third day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 85,467 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Bahamas' news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Colombia stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. On 29 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan69 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine61 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia60 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia57 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 679 San Antonio US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Chicago US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245 Accra Ghana36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Philippine Philippines33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: 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 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 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: 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 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualCambridge, UK -- health: 62 stories, carried by 144 outletsBoise, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 22 stories, carried by 14 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 30 outletsHong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong -- health: 15 stories, carried by 63 outletsIwo Jima, Japan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 27 outletsLahj, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 18 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

● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 62 stories ● Boise US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 7,309 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,986 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,070 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,999 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,119 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 689 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 499 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 289 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 killed4,457 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees163 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Jordan

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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