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22,551 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Dakar (Senegal) and violence in Beirut and Kyiv. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLebanon 56 in 100 of its 172 stories, usually 26
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Senegal

42 of its 75 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dakar accounted for 31 of Senegal's 42 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 17 of Dakar's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

97 of its 172 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Beirut accounted for 44 of Lebanon's 97 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

344 of its 955 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kyiv accounted for 222 of Ukraine's 344 stories about harm, carried by 487 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 131 of Sudan's 172 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Denmark

12 of Copenhagen's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Romania

24 of its 75 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

87 of its 301 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

92 of its 295 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belarus

25 of its 69 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Minsk accounted for 17 of Belarus' 25 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Austria (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Japan (14 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hurricane in US (443 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Sudan (11 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 1 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 22,551 stories about harm among 126,731 counted on 1 Jun.

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Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Austria's news. of the day's 126,731 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 1 June 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Senegal's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. Over May, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 in May 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon56 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Senegal56 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Syria54 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia49 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 789 Manipur India54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Hollywood US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: 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: no storiesUnited 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: 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 storiesSaudi 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 storiesQatar: 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 lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLesotho: 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 lessKuwait: 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessIndia: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: 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: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: 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 storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 lessCambodia: 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 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 23 in 100 of its 906 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)U.S. Virgin Islands: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guam: 48 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 955 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 45 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 32 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 26 in 100 of its 346 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 29 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 78 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 27 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 1,131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 49 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 56 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 33 in 100 of its 1,039 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Romania: 32 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 26 in 100 of its 731 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 898 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 26 in 100 of its 833 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mauritania: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 36 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 31 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 56 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 576 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guyana: 38 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 44 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 28 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cyprus: 26 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 32 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 28 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 71 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bosnia: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 36 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 315 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 955 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Montserrat: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Sudan 78 in 100 of its 221 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 56 in 100 of its 172 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Senegal 56 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 54 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 48 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 45 in 100 of its 141 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 7,305 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,522 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,376 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,363 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Food & livelihood5% 1,103 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,065 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 809 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 585 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 killed4,884 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,435 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,313 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees229 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations212 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Griefa little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.