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Most of the day's attention went to power cuts in South Korea, protests in Tehran (Iran) and violence in Damascus. South Korea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and Spain →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 64 in 100 of its 285 stories, usually 14
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

181 of its 285 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Cheongju accounted for 89 of South Korea's 181 stories about harm, carried by 356 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Power cuts were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Cheongju stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

94 of its 180 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 71 of Iran's 94 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. 54 of Tehran's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

70 of its 106 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Damascus accounted for 47 of Syria's 70 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

34 of its 143 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Vietnam

132 of its 450 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Hanoi accounted for 95 of Vietnam's 132 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. 62 of Hanoi's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

115 of its 377 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Wildfires were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with drought and volcanic eruption. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

244 of its 504 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 120 of Israel's 244 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

89 of its 351 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

62 of its 185 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Heatstroke was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 23 of Sudan's 47 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Spain (51 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); wildfires in Italy (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Türkiye (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 10,874 stories about harm among 52,363 counted on 16 Jul.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 March 2023. of the day's 52,363 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. South Korea stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and Spain. For the second day running, the news turned to South Korea. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan77 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria66 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence South Korea64 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 14 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran52 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Palestine52 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hanoi Vietnam62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Paris France54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Tehran Iran54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 Jerusalem Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Hollywood US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualHawaii, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsJalisco, Mexico -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 34 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 19 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 29 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 27 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 17 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

● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Jalisco Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Harare Zimbabwe about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents27% 2,832 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Health25% 2,666 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice22% 2,359 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,185 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 625 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 403 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 366 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 213 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 killed2,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,467 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting arrests1,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations269 at about three times the usual rate · most about South Korea and Spain Stories reporting abductions124 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees83 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Ukraine

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 much 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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