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The day's news pointed at train derailment in the Czechia, illness in Mexico City and violence in Gaza. Mexico's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 61 in 100 of its 160 stories, usually 12
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

98 of its 160 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Prague accounted for 51 of the Czechia's 98 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (80 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Health

Mexico

238 of its 536 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Mexico City accounted for 122 of Mexico's 238 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Flu was named in 139 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu and outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

319 of its 446 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 260 of Palestine's 319 stories about harm, carried by 585 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

15 of its 56 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

France

396 of its 1,801 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (256 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

43 of its 84 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 28 of Lebanon's 43 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Slovakia

17 of its 37 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 4 of Bratislava's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (98 stories). Wildfires were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

91 of its 106 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

North Korea

17 of its 40 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 15 of Pyongyang's 17 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in France (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Australia (38 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Jun. 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 19,088 stories about harm among 109,845 counted on 6 Jun.

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Czechia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 109,845 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Mexico's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 7 June 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan86 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine72 in 100 of its 446 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 1,415 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Czechia61 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 12 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Lebanon51 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572 Jerusalem Israel67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Gaza Palestine62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 San Francisco US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Omaha Beach France39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: 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 readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sComoros: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer 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

● Mexico about twice as fearful as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 972 stories about harm ● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 319 stories about harm ● France about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 396 stories about harm ● Czechia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 98 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,519 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,436 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,086 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,733 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 852 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 802 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 791 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 466 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 killed4,906 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees335 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations110 at about half the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 softer 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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