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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Nairobi (Kenya), the earthquake in Guatemala and rights and justice in Dhaka. Kenya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.
Protests & strikes
128 of its 303 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Nairobi accounted for 74 of Kenya's 128 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 59 of Nairobi's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
32 of its 39 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Guatemala City accounted for 28 of Guatemala's 32 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Earthquake was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.
Rights & justice
124 of its 264 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 72 of Bangladesh's 124 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
The Red Sea accounted for 34 of Djibouti's 34 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
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Disasters & accidents
111 of its 314 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Heavy rain was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Disasters & accidents
51 of its 75 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories).
Rights & justice
58 of its 86 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).
Conflict & violence
17 of its 20 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
13 of its 19 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Rights & justice
27 of its 96 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
malaria in Switzerland (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Mexico (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in France (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bridge collapse in India (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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For the third day running, the news turned to Kenya. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 95,440 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Guatemala's news. In Kenya, 42% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. On 9 July 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.
19 in every 100 of the day's 95,440 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19). Kenya: 128 of its 303 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Guatemala: 32 of its 39 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Bangladesh: 124 of its 264 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Djibouti: the Red Sea accounted for 34 of Djibouti's 34 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Guatemala's news. Mentions of the malaria ran more than ten times their usual in Switzerland's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Kenya. A year earlier, on 9 July 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Guam: too little coverage to read Puerto Rico: too little coverage to read 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 Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: too little coverage to read Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Suriname: about as warm as its own usual or less South 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: too little coverage to read 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 Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Malaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Eritrea: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Angola: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: about as warm as its own usual or less St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: too little coverage to read Maldives: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Mayotte: too little coverage to read Türkiye: warmth about its own usual Sudan: warmth about its own usual Namibia: warmth about its own usual Germany: warmth about its own usual Brazil: warmth about its own usual Greenville, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outlets Brighton, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 73 outlets Donegal, Ireland -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 10 outlets Oregon, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Swindon, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 63 outlets Brasilia, Brazil -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 26 outlets Abuja, Nigeria -- health: 54 stories, carried by 22 outlets Harare, Zimbabwe -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 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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