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Protests in Paris (France), road crashes in Kenya and people displaced in Kabul drew the news. Kenya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKenya 54 in 100 of its 282 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

France

357 of its 1,068 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Paris accounted for 263 of France's 357 stories about harm, carried by 580 outlets. 214 of Paris' 263 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (226 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

152 of its 282 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (73 stories). Road crashes were named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Afghanistan

90 of its 155 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kabul accounted for 74 of Afghanistan's 90 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Sweden

75 of its 143 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Stockholm accounted for 52 of Sweden's 75 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 37 of Stockholm's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 16 of Haiti's 26 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Cholera 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.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

54 of its 125 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Earthquake was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Belgium

28 of its 92 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Singapore

27 of its 105 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Baghdad accounted for 13 of Iraq's 17 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 8 of Baghdad's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Japan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (14 of its stories, about three 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 1 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 11,677 stories about harm among 64,423 counted on 1 Jul.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to France. of the day's 64,423 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. France stood out: 33% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. On 1 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. Over June, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in June 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine60 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 48 · mostly displacement Cuba58 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Kenya54 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Sweden52 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Stockholm Sweden37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Hollywood US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuatemala: 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: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Singapore few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● France about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 357 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,289 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 3,207 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,120 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,098 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 616 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 482 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 394 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 222 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 killed2,794 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,068 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions130 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees83 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced76 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations69 at about half the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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