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The day's news pointed at a disaster in Kuwait City, violence in the Red Sea and protests in Yerevan (Armenia). Kuwait's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken 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 mostKuwait 68 in 100 of its 166 stories, usually 35
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Kuwait

113 of its 166 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kuwait City accounted for 38 of Kuwait's 113 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Djibouti

30 of its 49 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. the Red Sea accounted for 30 of Djibouti's 30 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

26 of its 84 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 17 of Yerevan's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kashmir

72 of its 138 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jammu accounted for 53 of Kashmir's 72 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

41 of its 93 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain and storms.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

57 of its 251 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Covid was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

101 of its 133 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Darfur accounted for 43 of Sudan's 101 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

35 of its 107 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 16 of Buenos Aires' 24 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Austria

32 of its 109 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Vienna accounted for 28 of Austria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Nepal (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); plane crash in Malawi (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Brazil (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Greece (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Saudi Arabia (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 14 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 17,544 stories about harm among 100,571 counted on 14 Jun.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Kuwait. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 100,571 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran about 7 times their usual in Nepal's news. In Kuwait, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. On 15 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 913 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Kuwait68 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen66 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 292 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 509 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Hollywood US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 New York US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Gaza Palestine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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 readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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 readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Kuwait about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 627 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 52 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,089 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,375 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,001 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,179 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 815 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 713 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 629 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 386 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 killed4,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,072 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,983 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions407 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced194 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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