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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.

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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 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 lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualEnglish Channel, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsPuntland, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsMaine, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 25 stories, carried by 26 outletsGlastonbury, UK -- health: 41 stories, carried by 45 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- health: 60 stories, carried by 31 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

● English Channel UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Brussels Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Puntland Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Pennsylvania 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 →

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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