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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.

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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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 lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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 lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSudan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualOdisha, India -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsHarrogate, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 51 outletsNorthamptonshire, UK -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 85 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsChennai, India -- health: 13 stories, carried by 23 outletsShiroro, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 24 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 14 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Odisha India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Harrogate UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Northamptonshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

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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