The news turned to illness in Jerusalem, protests in Washington (US) and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.
237 of its 479 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 161 of Israel's 237 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Natural hazards were named in 20 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.
8,423 of its 16,878 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 623 of Washington's 1,103 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,913 stories). Drownings were named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatstroke.
Mogadishu accounted for 32 of Somalia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Hurricane was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
76 of its 150 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 6 of Mexico City's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Hurricane was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.
Also named far more than usual:
respiratory illness in Indonesia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in Russia (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 May. 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 20,172 stories about harm among 52,510 counted on 31 May.
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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 26 April 2020. Mentions of respiratory illness ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Stories about people being harmed made up 38 in every 100 of the day's 52,510 stories, above the usual 34. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 3 of 7 days.
38 in every 100 of the day's 52,510 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 34).
Israel: 237 of its 479 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%.
US: 8,423 of its 16,878 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%.
Somalia: Mogadishu accounted for 32 of Somalia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets.
Guatemala: 15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India.
Mentions of respiratory illness ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news.
Mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual in Guatemala's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual.
It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 26 April 2020.
A year earlier, on 1 June 2019, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 38 today.
This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 3 of 7 days.
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