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The news turned to heavy rain in Grenada, protests in Idlib (Syria) and illness in Philippine. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGrenada 89 in 100 of its 193 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Disasters & accidents

Grenada

171 of its 193 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Carriacou accounted for 148 of Grenada's 171 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts.

Grenada over 30 days → its stories → Carriacou stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

32 of its 46 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 7 of Idlib's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Health

Philippines

218 of its 564 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Philippine accounted for 137 of the Philippines' 218 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Dengue was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Rights & justice

Pakistan

307 of its 818 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Türkiye

72 of its 212 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 11 of Kayseri's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half 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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Disasters & accidents

Uruguay

19 of its 47 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Montevideo accounted for 18 of Uruguay's 19 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Kyrgyzstan

15 of its 37 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

146 of its 410 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

406 of its 1,247 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

79 of its 245 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (101 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Greece (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Trinidad & Tobago (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Kyrgyzstan (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 16,806 stories about harm among 94,455 counted on 1 Jul.

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Grenada's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 94,455 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico's news mentioned tropical storm about three times as often as usual. On 2 July 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today. Over June, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in June 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Grenada89 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Barbados81 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 835 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 Delhi India68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Paris France52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Nairobi Kenya50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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 lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualLucknow, India -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 26 stories, carried by 18 outletsNouakchott, Mauritania -- health: 12 stories, carried by 20 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsGlastonbury, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 190 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 42 stories, carried by 120 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

● Lucknow India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Nouakchott Mauritania about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Salt Lake City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Glastonbury UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 36 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,610 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,074 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,322 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 1,872 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 944 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 626 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 598 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 338 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 killed3,759 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,819 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,739 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions309 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting refugees123 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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