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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.

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPortofino, Italy -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsRajouri, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsShiv, India -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 19 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

● Portofino Italy about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.