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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUS: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 20 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 39 outletsColorado, US -- rights & justice: 63 stories, carried by 67 outletsNew York, US -- health: 167 stories, carried by 285 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 19 stories, carried by 177 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 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

● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 63 stories ● New York US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 167 stories ● Monash Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories

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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