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The day's news pointed at train derailment in Russia, protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and people injured in Israel. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and Israel → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostRussia 57 in 100 of its 657 stories, usually 25
RegionEurope 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

376 of its 657 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 132 of Russia's 376 stories about harm, carried by 427 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Train derailment was named in 155 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bridge collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

135 of its 296 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 135 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 34 of Dhaka's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

457 of its 673 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (177 stories). Illness was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

110 of its 260 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

31 of its 83 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

21 of its 61 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

64 of its 225 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Jamaica

22 of its 79 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 3 of Ocho Rios' 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Trinidad & Tobago

15 of its 58 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (106 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in UK (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in India (22 of its stories, about 5 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 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 8,585 stories about harm among 44,386 counted on 1 Jun.

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Russia's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 44,386 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and Israel. Russia stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. On 1 June 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Switzerland, on 4 of 7 days. Over May, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in May 2024.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel68 in 100 of its 673 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Russia57 in 100 of its 657 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh46 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine42 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Dhaka Bangladesh34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Boulder US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Gaza Palestine22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Paris France20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 246 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 457 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 376 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 6 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents23% 1,973 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health23% 1,939 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice21% 1,794 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence18% 1,542 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 451 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 267 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 267 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 197 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 killed2,545 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured1,047 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,006 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions219 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced161 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations145 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees77 at about the usual rate 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 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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