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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: 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 lessNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 lessJamaica: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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 readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times 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 one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 65 stories, carried by 36 outletsAkron, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 83 stories, carried by 141 outletsNew York, US -- health: 86 stories, carried by 81 outletsCalgary, Canada -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 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 ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 65 stories ● Akron US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Cambridge UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 83 stories ● New York US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 86 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.