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17,410 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to the tsunami in Türkiye, violence in Kampala and arrests in Egypt. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 51 in 100 of its 288 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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

147 of its 288 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Marmaris accounted for 63 of Türkiye's 147 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Tsunami was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Uganda

66 of its 114 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kampala accounted for 39 of Uganda's 66 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

37 of its 165 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

191 of its 274 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 164 of Palestine's 191 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

229 of its 588 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

552 of its 814 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (224 stories). Plague was named in 10 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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Disasters & accidents

Italy

128 of its 535 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 117 of Russia's 209 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 25 of Kashmir's 54 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Italy (72 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in New Zealand (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (56 of its stories, about three times its usual); house fires in Ireland (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in India (122 of its stories, about 4 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 3 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 17,410 stories about harm among 92,696 counted on 3 Jun.

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Of the day's 92,696 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 June 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine70 in 100 of its 274 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 814 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda58 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye51 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Boulder US187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 424 Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Newark US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 San Francisco US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 19 outletsFitna, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsQueens, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 19 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 22 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

● Calgary Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Fitna Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Queens US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,512 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,308 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,384 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence14% 2,431 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 799 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 682 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 560 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 398 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 killed4,060 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,475 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions310 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations183 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland

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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