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The news turned to protests in Nukus (Uzbekistan), violence in Copenhagen and the avalanche in Italy. Denmark's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 72 in 100 of its 395 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words 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

60 of its 93 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Nukus accounted for 33 of Uzbekistan's 60 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 26 of Nukus' 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Denmark

286 of its 395 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Copenhagen accounted for 271 of Denmark's 286 stories about harm, carried by 651 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (187 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Italy

186 of its 473 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Avalanche was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Egypt

63 of its 187 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 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
Conflict & violence

Palestine

58 of its 92 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jenin accounted for 32 of Palestine's 58 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

431 of its 1,505 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Flooding was named in 132 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms and landslides.

its stories →
Health

Iran

Tehran accounted for 42 of Iran's 60 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Covid was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Libya

20 of its 50 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 4 of Tripoli's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Hong Kong

46 of its 119 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Peru

11 of its 29 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (132 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in Iran (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Türkiye (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Russia (23 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 12,899 stories about harm among 55,712 counted on 4 Jul.

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In Uzbekistan, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 55,712 stories, above the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to Uzbekistan. On 4 July 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Denmark72 in 100 of its 395 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Uzbekistan65 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice Palestine63 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir55 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Akron US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Bristol UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51 Chicago US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: 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'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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful 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 about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as angry as the world's · 286 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 63 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 4,670 stories · less than usual (usually 39%) Rights & justice18% 2,230 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence15% 1,896 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,810 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 821 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 691 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 358 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 247 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 killed3,730 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Denmark Stories reporting people injured1,441 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Denmark Stories reporting people affected1,232 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations161 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and Italy Stories reporting refugees102 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of 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 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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