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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Khartoum (Sudan), violence in Odesa and wildfires in Peru. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSudan 94 in 100 of its 77 stories, usually 57
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

72 of its 77 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Khartoum accounted for 60 of Sudan's 72 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 58 of Khartoum's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

367 of its 848 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Odesa accounted for 186 of Ukraine's 367 stories about harm, carried by 443 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (168 stories). Building collapse was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Odesa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

21 of its 62 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Thailand

72 of its 189 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

North Korea

40 of its 58 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Pyongyang accounted for 27 of North Korea's 40 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 21 of Pyongyang's 27 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

24 of its 37 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 12 of Quito's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 45 of Bangladesh's 89 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

30 of its 42 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Hurricane was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with tropical storm, flooding and cyclone.

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Health

South Korea

87 of its 275 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Health

Fiji

19 of its 56 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Nicaragua (24 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); covid in Kashmir (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in Belgium (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (15 of its stories, more than ten 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 1 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 16,404 stories about harm among 77,867 counted on 1 Jul.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Sudan. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 77,867 stories, as usual. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 10 times their usual in Nicaragua's news. In Sudan, 94% of the news was about people being harmed, where 57% is usual. On 1 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today. Over June, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 in June 2021.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan94 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea69 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 528 Beijing China83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 London UK76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Khartoum Sudan58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Ottawa Canada36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 367 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 312 stories about harm ● Hong Kong a little warmer than the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 89 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 6,455 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,620 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents12% 1,976 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,517 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood7% 1,137 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 657 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 546 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 309 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 killed3,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured938 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 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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