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17,362 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Mecca, a disaster in Ndjamena and violence in the Red Sea. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 58 in 100 of its 325 stories, usually 14
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Saudi Arabia

190 of its 325 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Mecca accounted for 166 of Saudi Arabia's 190 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories). Accidents were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Chad

53 of its 91 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Ndjamena accounted for 47 of Chad's 53 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

32 of its 54 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. the Red Sea accounted for 32 of Djibouti's 32 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Mexico

226 of its 483 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Tropical storm was named in 133 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane, storms and cyclone.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

130 of its 304 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 3 of Yangon's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

61 of its 124 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

57 of its 113 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

384 of its 1,294 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (133 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Ecuador (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Iran (12 of its stories, about 8 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 19 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 17,362 stories about harm among 99,004 counted on 19 Jun.

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Saudi Arabia's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. of the day's 99,004 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Saudi Arabia for the fourth day running. On 20 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 1,067 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia58 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 14 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 459 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Jerusalem Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Stonehenge UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Nairobi Kenya34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGermany: 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 readFiji: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sDR Congo: 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'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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than 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 twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as 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 · 82 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 637 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Djibouti few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,877 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,180 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,194 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,014 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 858 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 773 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 652 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 447 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 killed4,067 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,972 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured976 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions307 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees239 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced180 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds 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 about as 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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