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15,354 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Dhaka, people injured in Nigeria and volcanic eruption in the Philippines. Nigeria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 64 in 100 of its 302 stories, usually 38
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

193 of its 302 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 84 of Bangladesh's 193 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (98 stories). Accidents were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

543 of its 1,315 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Philippines

228 of its 603 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Ireland

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

14 of its 37 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Tropical storm was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Colombia

16 of its 35 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Jamaica

27 of its 79 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kazakhstan

24 of its 81 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Australia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 24 the day before
24 in 10021 in 1008 May15 May22 May29 May6 Jun8 May: 23 in 1009 May: 22 in 10010 May: 21 in 10011 May: 21 in 10012 May: 21 in 10013 May: 22 in 10014 May: 22 in 10015 May: 24 in 10016 May: 22 in 10017 May: 23 in 10018 May: 22 in 10019 May: 22 in 10020 May: 22 in 10021 May: 23 in 10022 May: 24 in 10023 May: 23 in 10024 May: 22 in 10025 May: 24 in 10026 May: 23 in 10027 May: 23 in 10028 May: 23 in 10029 May: 24 in 10030 May: 23 in 10031 May: 22 in 1001 Jun: 22 in 1002 Jun: 22 in 1003 Jun: 22 in 1004 Jun: 23 in 1005 Jun: 24 in 1006 Jun: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 15,354 stories about harm among 72,134 counted on 6 Jun.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 72,134 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. A year earlier, on 6 June 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Bangladesh's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bangladesh64 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria52 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir49 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea47 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Rwanda45 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 511 Delhi India89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Uvalde US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 331 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Pyongyang North Korea33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesZambia: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 32 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 1,037 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 45 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 32 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Taiwan: 34 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 791 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 67 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 38 in 100 of its 603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 653 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)North Korea: 47 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 41 in 100 of its 1,315 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malaysia: 28 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kuwait: 34 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Jamaica: 34 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 36 in 100 of its 307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)India: 30 in 100 of its 3,705 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Eritrea: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Congo: 63 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 46 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 39 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 56 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bolivia: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 64 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 39 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 1,037 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 59 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bermuda: 38 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Bangladesh 64 in 100 of its 302 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Nigeria 41 in 100 of its 1,315 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 49 in 100 of its 110 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 52 in 100 of its 56 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● North Korea 47 in 100 of its 86 stories · mostly health ● Philippines 38 in 100 of its 603 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 6,215 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 2,791 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,142 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,731 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 963 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 732 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 358 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 238 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 killed3,953 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions92 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations74 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Zambia

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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