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The day's news pointed at gas explosion in South Africa, protests in Stockholm (Sweden) and power cuts in Ukraine. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 50 in 100 of its 409 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

435 of its 1,130 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Johannesburg accounted for 231 of South Africa's 435 stories about harm, carried by 465 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (236 stories). Gas explosion was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories → Johannesburg stories →
Protests & strikes

Sweden

203 of its 409 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Stockholm accounted for 137 of Sweden's 203 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. 75 of Stockholm's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Lviv accounted for 197 of Ukraine's 416 stories about harm, carried by 451 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (73 stories). Power cuts were named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Lviv stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

86 of its 222 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Israel

311 of its 636 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

15 of its 39 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Peru

28 of its 78 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

25 of its 33 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Jenin accounted for 172 of Palestine's 203 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Iceland (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Peru (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Vietnam (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Iran (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 21,483 stories about harm among 115,219 counted on 6 Jul.

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Peru's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 115,219 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 6 July 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 19 today. South Africa stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine75 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Sweden50 in 100 of its 409 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Israel49 in 100 of its 636 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Syria48 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 716 Paris France78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Stockholm Sweden75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Houston US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Philadelphia US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readNiger: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualHong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 21 stories, carried by 26 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 32 stories, carried by 89 outletsOregon, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 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

● Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Ibadan Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Grand Rapids US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,320 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,331 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,582 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence11% 2,380 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,197 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 916 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 905 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 486 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 killed5,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations185 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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