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17,210 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Refugees in Greece, illness in Mecca and violence in Tehran drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 48 in 100 of its 338 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

163 of its 338 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

102 of its 269 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Mecca accounted for 80 of Saudi Arabia's 102 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

76 of its 156 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 76 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

283 of its 977 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). Poisoning was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks and food poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

44 of its 87 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Plane crash was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

29 of its 38 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

25 of its 49 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. the Red Sea accounted for 24 of Djibouti's 25 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

25 of Seoul's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Power cuts were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

46 of its 110 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

19 of its 36 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Singapore (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Malawi (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (47 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in South Korea (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Ecuador (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 17,210 stories about harm among 91,692 counted on 17 Jun.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 91,692 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Greece. In Greece, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. A year earlier, on 18 June 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel62 in 100 of its 1,224 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Palestine54 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Malawi51 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran49 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 444 Jerusalem Israel64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 Beijing China43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Gaza Palestine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'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 readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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 readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful 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'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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Malawi few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 756 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 156 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,823 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,704 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents21% 3,502 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 2,317 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 894 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 652 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 599 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 429 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 killed4,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,656 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations300 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of 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 harsher 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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