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The day's news pointed at train derailment in India, protests in Dakar (Senegal) and arrests in Russia. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndia 38 in 100 of its 4,371 stories, usually 18
RegionSouth Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

India

1,645 of its 4,371 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (656 stories). Train derailment was named in 447 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with bridge collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

35 of its 44 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Dakar accounted for 33 of Senegal's 35 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. 23 of Dakar's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

228 of its 602 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Vietnam

268 of its 952 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (94 stories). Heavy rain was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks, dengue and drownings.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Somalia

42 of its 53 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 28 of Somalia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 20 of Mogadishu's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sweden

38 of its 117 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Stockholm accounted for 28 of Sweden's 38 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 15 of Stockholm's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

298 of its 1,177 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 129 of Tiananmen's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

87 of its 213 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

26 of its 77 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 12 of Causeway Bay's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Poland

33 of its 103 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 13 of Warsaw's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Saudi Arabia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Afghanistan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Poland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 10,951 stories about harm among 56,321 counted on 4 Jun.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to India. of the day's 56,321 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. India stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. A year earlier, on 4 June 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Senegal, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia79 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 71 · mostly displacement Syria57 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq47 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Israel44 in 100 of its 437 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tiananmen China129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Manipur India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Jerusalem Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

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: too little coverage to readYemen: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readIsrael: warmth about its own usualTennessee, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 32 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsSunak, India -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsHigh Wycombe, UK -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 169 outletsJanikhel, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 34 outletsOfakim, Israel -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 21 outletsCairo, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 36 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 14 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

● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Sunak India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● High Wycombe UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 35 stories ● Janikhel Pakistan 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 →

Health27% 2,940 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Disasters & accidents24% 2,583 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Rights & justice21% 2,287 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence12% 1,321 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 603 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 386 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 371 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 287 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 killed3,497 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people injured1,386 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people affected1,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations208 at about twice the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people displaced120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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.