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12,356 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in the Red Sea, protests in Yerevan (Armenia) and illness in Port-au-Prince. Djibouti's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKuwait 67 in 100 of its 63 stories, usually 39
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

26 of its 37 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. the Red Sea accounted for 26 of Djibouti's 26 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 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 →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

27 of its 105 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Russia

238 of its 669 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

73 of its 141 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 42 of Kashmir's 73 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

654 of its 850 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Accidents were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

95 of its 191 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 65 of Iran's 95 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

55 of its 193 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Mecca accounted for 45 of Saudi Arabia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Heatstroke was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

36 of its 125 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 4 of Rio de Janeiro's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.

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Also named far more than usual: heatstroke in Saudi Arabia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Greece (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Brazil (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Singapore (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 12,356 stories about harm among 63,011 counted on 15 Jun.

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Saudi Arabia's news mentioned the heatstroke more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 63,011 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. For the second day running, the news turned to Djibouti. Djibouti stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. A year earlier, on 16 June 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel77 in 100 of its 850 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Kuwait67 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine64 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti63 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Sudan62 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Tel Aviv Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 Paris France42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Moscow Russia42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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 readPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 654 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Kuwait few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,092 stories · about as usual Health25% 3,004 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,196 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 2,140 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 619 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 414 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 336 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 302 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 killed3,475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,573 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions423 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations139 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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