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18,181 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the earthquake in Iran, illness in Mecca and protests in Amhara (Ethiopia). Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 61 in 100 of its 152 stories, usually 41
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

93 of its 152 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

61 of its 192 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Mecca accounted for 45 of Saudi Arabia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Philippines

224 of its 606 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Philippine accounted for 146 of the Philippines' 224 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

95 of its 256 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

88 of its 299 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 41 of Nairobi's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

Bangkok accounted for 72 of Thailand's 115 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. 44 of Bangkok's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

19 of its 32 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Singapore (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in China (48 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (44 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 18,181 stories about harm among 103,232 counted on 18 Jun.

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The news turned to Iran for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 103,232 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Mexico's news, mentions of tropical storm ran more than ten times their usual. Iran stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. On 19 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iran61 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel59 in 100 of its 1,036 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh48 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 582 Bangkok Thailand44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Nairobi Kenya41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Tel Aviv Israel36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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 lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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 lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKano, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 16 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 18 outletsKelowna, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 25 outletsAnambra, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsLancaster County, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 40 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

● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kano Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Kelowna Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,583 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice23% 4,140 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,470 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,865 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 924 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 706 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 622 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 453 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 killed3,977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured976 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions333 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations258 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people displaced221 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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