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18,260 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Mecca, the earthquake in Haiti and the drought in Ecuador. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 55 in 100 of its 334 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Saudi Arabia

184 of its 334 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Mecca accounted for 154 of Saudi Arabia's 184 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (168 stories). Heatstroke was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Displacement

Haiti

30 of its 50 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 21 of Haiti's 30 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Shelter & services

Ecuador

52 of its 69 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Quito accounted for 43 of Ecuador's 52 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Drought was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

255 of its 531 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Tropical storm was named in 156 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hurricane, flooding and storms.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Kenya

148 of its 399 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 59 of Nairobi's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Health

Colombia

30 of its 67 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

68 of its 137 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

24 of its 43 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. the Red Sea accounted for 23 of Djibouti's 24 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

224 of its 610 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

38 of its 80 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Colombia (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (60 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in France (30 of its stories, about three 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 20 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 18,260 stories about harm among 103,742 counted on 20 Jun.

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For the fifth day running, the news turned to Saudi Arabia. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 103,742 stories, as usual. Saudi Arabia's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. A year earlier, on 21 June 2023, 18 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 →

Sudan77 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 69 · mostly displacement Ecuador75 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 37 · mostly shelter & services Palestine68 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti60 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 49 · mostly displacement Israel56 in 100 of its 1,131 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 411 London UK69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Jerusalem Israel62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Nairobi Kenya59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Delhi India49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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'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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'sGeorgia: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three 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 few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 634 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 149 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,344 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,532 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,294 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,909 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 841 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 806 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 691 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 496 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 killed4,342 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured938 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions333 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees317 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 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 softer 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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