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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.

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about 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 its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualOklahoma, US -- health: 41 stories, carried by 58 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 29 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 40 stories, carried by 16 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 11 outletsManipur, India -- displacement: 26 stories, carried by 22 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 33 stories, carried by 18 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 47 stories, carried by 133 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

● Oklahoma US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 41 stories ● Illinois US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 40 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

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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