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17,198 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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).

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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualIllawarra, Australia -- health: 109 stories, carried by 75 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsShanghai, China -- conflict & violence: 48 stories, carried by 69 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 25 stories, carried by 29 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsYorkshire, UK -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 23 stories, carried by 12 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

● Illawarra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 109 stories ● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Shanghai China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 48 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

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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