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The day's news pointed at building collapse in Türkiye, violence in Tehran and protests in Seoul (South Korea). Iran's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGermany 37 in 100 of its 332 stories, usually 17
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Türkiye

47 of its 112 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Istanbul accounted for 30 of Türkiye's 47 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Building collapse was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

71 of its 127 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 40 of Iran's 71 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Germany

124 of its 332 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Storms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

37 of its 73 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

39 of its 86 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Colombo accounted for 32 of Sri Lanka's 39 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

39 of its 90 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

97 of its 304 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Switzerland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Japan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Lebanon (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Saudi Arabia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Germany (17 of its stories, more than ten 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 2 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 9,405 stories about harm among 50,842 counted on 2 Jun.

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In Türkiye's news, mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 50,842 stories, as usual. Türkiye's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. A year earlier, on 3 June 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Hong Kong, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine69 in 100 of its 208 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 938 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon51 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka45 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Seoul South Korea36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Chicago US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOrlando, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 73 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 16 stories, carried by 44 outletsKwazulu, South Africa -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 20 outletsBelfast, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 12 outletsKintyre, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 129 outletsJohannesburg, South Africa -- food & livelihood: 42 stories, carried by 55 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

● Orlando US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Kwazulu South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Belfast UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,560 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,054 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,865 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence14% 1,328 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 495 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 385 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 353 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 199 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 killed2,474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,003 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests960 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured854 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced113 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees70 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 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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