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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.

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readCayman 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 lessUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessSudan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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 readPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 lessAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustralia: 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 usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBaramulla, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsColorado Springs, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsMunich, Germany -- health: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsLouisiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 27 stories, carried by 24 outletsKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 13 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

● Papua New Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Baramulla Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Colorado Springs US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

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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