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The day's news pointed at protests in Karakalpak (Uzbekistan), violence in Copenhagen and the avalanche in Italy. Egypt's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and Italy →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostItaly 39 in 100 of its 263 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

24 of its 60 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 11 of Karakalpak's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uzbekistan over 30 days → its stories → Karakalpak stories →
Conflict & violence

Denmark

89 of its 230 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Copenhagen accounted for 87 of Denmark's 89 stories about harm, carried by 294 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

103 of its 263 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Avalanche was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Egypt

49 of its 151 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Sudan

19 of its 25 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Khartoum accounted for 13 of Sudan's 19 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. 11 of Khartoum's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

243 of its 839 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Flooding was named in 88 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storms, wildfires and landslides.

its stories →
Health

Pakistan

195 of its 491 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

China

202 of its 617 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Typhoon was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

144 of its 442 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

57 of its 95 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (88 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tropical storm in Hong Kong (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in India (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 8,483 stories about harm among 35,927 counted on 3 Jul.

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Mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. of the day's 35,927 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Australia and Italy. Uzbekistan's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. On 3 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 24 today. This week the news turned most often to Colombia, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir60 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Argentina51 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 22 · mostly food & livelihood Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iran46 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233 Boston US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Akron US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27 Chicago US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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'sHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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 readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Egypt few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 144 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 2,880 stories · less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice20% 1,699 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,328 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence14% 1,178 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 464 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 449 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 221 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 166 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 killed2,431 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected802 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured760 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting evacuations109 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and Italy Stories reporting abductions76 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced57 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees55 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about the usual rate

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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