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17,950 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Baghdad (Iraq), violence in Damascus and volcanic eruption in the Philippines. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 48 in 100 of its 60 stories, usually 31
RegionEast Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

29 of its 60 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Baghdad accounted for 22 of Iraq's 29 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 19 of Baghdad's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

165 of its 511 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 57 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
Protests & strikes

China

412 of its 2,017 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 123 of Tiananmen's 183 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

Colombo accounted for 31 of Sri Lanka's 46 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 240 of Israel's 818 stories about harm, carried by 285 outlets. Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Slovenia

12 of its 31 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

North Korea

20 of its 66 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 15 of Pyongyang's 17 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Germany

188 of its 776 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Mexico (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Australia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Israel (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 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 17,950 stories about harm among 107,073 counted on 4 Jun.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 March 2024. of the day's 107,073 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Iraq stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. A year earlier, on 5 June 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria69 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 1,286 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 340 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq48 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Iran43 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tiananmen China123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 618 Jerusalem Israel59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Gaza Palestine48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Chicago US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreenland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sComoros: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 818 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 7 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,523 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice24% 4,200 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,906 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,024 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 905 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 750 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 724 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 528 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 killed4,046 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,056 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured865 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees321 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced209 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations152 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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