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Protests in Cairo (Egypt), violence in Ukraine and illness in Khartoum drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.
Protests & strikes
32 of its 140 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 10 of Cairo's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Conflict & violence
142 of its 409 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Health
Khartoum accounted for 32 of Sudan's 42 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Cholera was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Rights & justice
38 of its 68 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
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Conflict & violence
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Polio was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Health
20 of its 47 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Disasters & accidents
30 of its 102 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Rights & justice
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Conflict & violence
Damascus accounted for 21 of Syria's 44 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
Protests & strikes
5 of Doha's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
heavy rain in India (209 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Thailand (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
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Mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual in Sudan's news. of the day's 87,321 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Egypt stood out: 23% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. On 27 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.
18 in every 100 of the day's 87,321 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19). Egypt: 32 of its 140 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Ukraine: 142 of its 409 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Sudan: Khartoum accounted for 32 of Sudan's 42 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Venezuela: 38 of its 68 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual in Sudan's news. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual in India's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual. A year earlier, on 27 May 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: too little coverage to read Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or less Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: too little coverage to read Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: about as warm as its own usual or less Suriname: about as warm as its own usual or less South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: too little coverage to read St Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or less St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: too little coverage to read North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: too little coverage to read Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: too little coverage to read Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: too little coverage to read Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: too little coverage to read Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: about as warm as its own usual or less Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: too little coverage to read Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: too little coverage to read India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: too little coverage to read Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: too little coverage to read Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less Faroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: too little coverage to read N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: about as warm as its own usual or less Côte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or less Costa Rica: too little coverage to read DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: too little coverage to read Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: too little coverage to read Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: too little coverage to read Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or less Angola: too little coverage to read Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: too little coverage to read Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: about as warm as its own usual or less Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Pakistan: warmth about its own usual Malaysia: warmth about its own usual Lebanon: warmth about its own usual Iraq: warmth about its own usual Iran: warmth about its own usual Yorkshire, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outlets Ohio, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 22 outlets Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outlets El Paso, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Tehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 42 outlets Latehar, India -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Wellington, New Zealand -- health: 27 stories, carried by 28 outlets Ogbese, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
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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