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The news turned to illness in Mecca, power cuts in Ukraine and landslides in Switzerland. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 51 in 100 of its 266 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Saudi Arabia

135 of its 266 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Mecca accounted for 98 of Saudi Arabia's 135 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (127 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Mecca stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

173 of its 337 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kharkiv accounted for 76 of Ukraine's 173 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (125 stories). Power cuts were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kharkiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

57 of its 130 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

70 of its 170 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Nairobi accounted for 46 of Kenya's 70 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 31 of Nairobi's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Russia

210 of its 465 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

55 of its 149 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Wildfires were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Egypt

29 of its 87 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

7 of its 12 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 6 of la Paz's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

183 of its 258 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 147 of Palestine's 183 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 9,828 stories about harm among 50,200 counted on 23 Jun.

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For the eighth day running, the news turned to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 50,200 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. On 24 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Saudi Arabia, on 7 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine71 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 707 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine51 in 100 of its 337 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia51 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 21 · mostly health Kashmir49 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Washington US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Nairobi Kenya31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Gaza Palestine25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readCayman 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 lessUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMinnesota, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsPetaluma, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 26 outletsAccra, Ghana -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 21 outletsQuebec, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 45 outletsKatsina, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsMidlands, UK -- health: 33 stories, carried by 22 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Minnesota US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Petaluma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 12 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,362 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice22% 2,096 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents21% 2,030 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence17% 1,625 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 564 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 423 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 262 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 223 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 killed2,758 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,129 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting arrests1,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions193 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations136 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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