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20,757 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Illness in Mecca, protests in Jenin (Palestine) and violence in Jerusalem drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBarbados 56 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Health

Saudi Arabia

77 of its 287 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Mecca accounted for 60 of Saudi Arabia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Covid was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and storms.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

119 of its 166 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Jenin accounted for 55 of Palestine's 119 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 28 of Jenin's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. 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.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

150 of its 345 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 71 of Israel's 150 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

442 of its 1,600 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Polio was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

China

345 of its 1,553 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Gas explosion was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave and heatstroke.

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Disasters & accidents

Spain

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (287 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Vietnam

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Flu was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with earthquake and bird flu. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Barbados

37 of its 66 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Somalia (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Belize (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Barbados (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Spain (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Vietnam (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 20,757 stories about harm among 111,785 counted on 23 Jun.

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In Saudi Arabia's news, mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 111,785 stories, as usual. Saudi Arabia's news was 27% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. On 23 June 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine72 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia68 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan67 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Barbados56 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 675 Delhi India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Paris France36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Moscow Russia36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualGuam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 35 outletsLusaka, Zambia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 26 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 30 stories, carried by 40 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 30 stories, carried by 44 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 104 stories, carried by 85 outletsBigfork, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 41 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

● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Lusaka Zambia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,147 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,808 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,500 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence10% 1,953 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 973 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 859 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 787 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 364 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 killed5,582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured939 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting refugees238 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced170 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations137 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about the usual rate

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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