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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Moscow, illness in Mecca and storms in Greece. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRussia 44 in 100 of its 597 stories, usually 22
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Russia

265 of its 597 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Moscow accounted for 150 of Russia's 265 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

77 of its 220 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Mecca accounted for 62 of Saudi Arabia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Heatstroke was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

71 of its 172 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (43 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

86 of its 176 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 86 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

79 of its 133 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 65 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

China

206 of its 837 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain and drought.

its stories →
Health

Jordan

15 of its 51 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

France

133 of its 627 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 35 of Paris' 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

39 of its 192 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 14 of Seoul's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. the Red Sea accounted for 20 of Djibouti's 21 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Singapore (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in China (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 10,865 stories about harm among 53,317 counted on 16 Jun.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 23 March 2024. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Russia stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 53,317 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. This week the news turned most often to Malawi, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen77 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 987 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir59 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Moscow Russia43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Washington US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 Paris France35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

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: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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 readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times 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'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 682 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,565 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice24% 2,544 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 2,021 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,010 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 592 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 315 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 306 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 261 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 killed3,250 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,454 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured1,101 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions452 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Russia Stories reporting evacuations219 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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