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8,585 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 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 lessIran: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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 readJammu & 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualRome, Italy -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsVancouver, Canada -- shelter & services: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsManchester, UK -- disasters & accidents: 48 stories, carried by 79 outletsAlabama, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsWest Yorkshire, UK -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsIowa, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 18 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 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

● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 24 stories ● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 48 stories ● Alabama US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories

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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