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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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: 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsIdaho, US -- other: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 29 outletsIowa, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 26 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 18 stories, carried by 27 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 56 stories, carried by 136 outletsNuffield, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 10 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 53 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

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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