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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras), tropical storm in Barbados and violence in Jenin. Palestine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBarbados 70 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

46 of its 55 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 38 of Honduras' 46 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 28 of Tegucigalpa's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Barbados

56 of its 80 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Tropical storm was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, hurricane and flooding.

Barbados over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

171 of its 235 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Jenin accounted for 141 of Palestine's 171 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

53 of its 161 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

France

502 of its 1,989 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Building collapse was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with poisoning.

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Disasters & accidents

Belize

29 of its 81 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Tropical storm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

468 of its 1,962 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave, heatstroke and poisoning.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sierra Leone

28 of its 67 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Freetown accounted for 19 of Sierra Leone's 28 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 10 of Freetown's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

97 of its 411 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Brasilia's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

107 of its 549 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Vietnam (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Belize (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Spain (17 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); helicopter crash in China (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 Jun. 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 22,536 stories about harm among 122,661 counted on 22 Jun.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Honduras. of the day's 122,661 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Barbados' news mentioned tropical storm about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 22 June 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Honduras, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 56% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras84 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Palestine73 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia71 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Barbados70 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar70 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 716 Jenin Palestine58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Delhi India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Paris France37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Islamabad Pakistan37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNetherlands: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sBurundi: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier 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 fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than 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'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times 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 three times 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

● Palestine about three times as angry as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Honduras few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Albania few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 9 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,614 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 5,145 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,898 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence9% 1,925 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 1,130 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,010 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 905 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 476 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 killed5,262 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,433 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced196 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting evacuations137 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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