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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Jenin, protests in Stockholm (Sweden) and arrests in Hong Kong. Palestine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 87 in 100 of its 565 stories, usually 67
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

494 of its 565 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Jenin accounted for 443 of Palestine's 494 stories about harm, carried by 540 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

97 of its 258 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Stockholm accounted for 81 of Sweden's 97 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 59 of Stockholm's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

86 of its 226 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Russia

409 of its 1,209 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 270 of Russia's 409 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

257 of its 502 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tel Aviv accounted for 110 of Israel's 257 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

336 of its 1,262 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 150 of Paris' 230 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

24 of its 39 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tbilisi accounted for 23 of Georgia's 24 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 17 of Tbilisi's 23 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

China

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

19 of its 35 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 6 of Mbororo's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Azerbaijan (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Mexico (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); road crashes in Zimbabwe (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in China (22 of its stories, about three 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 4 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 17,198 stories about harm among 90,804 counted on 4 Jul.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Palestine. of the day's 90,804 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Japan's news mentioned the earthquake about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 4 July 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Palestine, 87% of the news was about people being harmed, where 67% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine87 in 100 of its 565 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal64 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan55 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 502 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jenin Palestine188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 443 Paris France150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500 Beijing China61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Moscow Russia59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'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 readTrinidad & Tobago: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNigeria: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 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'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 257 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as angry as the world's · 494 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 409 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 49 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,674 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice23% 3,909 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,751 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence15% 2,578 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,014 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 690 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 686 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 565 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 killed4,536 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,962 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting arrests1,833 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees229 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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 harsher than 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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