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The news turned to protests in Paris (France), violence in Jeddah and people killed in Kiribati. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostFrance 33 in 100 of its 1,458 stories, usually 17
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

France

488 of its 1,458 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Paris accounted for 383 of France's 488 stories about harm, carried by 528 outlets. 273 of Paris' 383 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (231 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

99 of its 287 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Jeddah accounted for 59 of Saudi Arabia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Heatstroke was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Jeddah stories →
Rights & justice

Kiribati

5 of its 7 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kiribati over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Heatwave was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with hurricane and tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sweden

211 of its 550 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Stockholm accounted for 169 of Sweden's 211 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 111 of Stockholm's 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

45 of its 139 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

86 of its 209 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 36 of Sudan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 239 of Russia's 347 stories about harm, carried by 368 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

16 of its 23 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tunis accounted for 13 of Tunisia's 16 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Malaysia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in Italy (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 21,727 stories about harm among 117,079 counted on 29 Jun.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 117,079 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to France. In Brazil's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 7 times their usual. France stood out: 33% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine49 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda45 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 43 · mostly displacement Afghanistan43 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France273 stories about protests or strikes, of its 383 Washington US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 746 Stockholm Sweden111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Manipur India54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Moscow Russia47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 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 readPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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 readMalawi: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR 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: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice 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'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful 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'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as angry as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● France about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 488 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,893 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice25% 5,247 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,782 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence9% 1,953 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,068 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,041 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 871 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 430 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 killed4,730 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,153 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations152 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced140 at about half the usual rate · most about Sudan and India Stories reporting people falling ill45 at about twice 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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