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The news turned to protests in Paris (France), violence in Jenin and arrests in Hong Kong. Palestine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPalestine 88 in 100 of its 502 stories, usually 63
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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

553 of its 1,593 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 424 of France's 553 stories about harm, carried by 736 outlets. 326 of Paris' 424 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (280 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 →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

63 of its 184 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Iran

71 of its 152 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 38 of Iran's 71 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 25 of Tehran's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

138 of its 327 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Stockholm accounted for 106 of Sweden's 138 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets. 60 of Stockholm's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

222 of its 509 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

39 of its 112 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

30 of its 70 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 10 of Beirut's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 21 of Sudan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Sudan (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in China (48 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (21 of its stories, about 9 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 3 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 17,316 stories about harm among 94,102 counted on 3 Jul.

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The news turned to France for the sixth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 94,102 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 July 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. France stood out: 35% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine88 in 100 of its 502 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan77 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 49 · mostly displacement Senegal56 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Syria48 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 424 Jenin Palestine159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Stockholm Sweden60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Beijing China59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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 readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Palestine about three times as angry as the world's · 440 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 222 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 246 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Croatia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 14 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,012 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,125 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,941 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence13% 2,171 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 931 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 693 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 665 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 455 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 killed4,475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,718 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,610 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and India Stories reporting evacuations142 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US

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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