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17,018 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at rights and justice in Kabul and Tripoli and people killed in Zambia. Zambia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 28 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 13
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Libya

24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tripoli accounted for 18 of Libya's 24 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zambia

21 of its 58 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Germany

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Tornadoes were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, heavy rain and flooding.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

61 of its 308 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Portugal

46 of its 167 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Praia da Luz accounted for 27 of Portugal's 46 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

46 of its 59 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

172 of its 483 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 29 of Lebanon's 36 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 106 of Russia's 165 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Norway (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Saudi Arabia (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 4 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 5 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 17,018 stories about harm among 93,229 counted on 5 Jun.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Norway's news. of the day's 93,229 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 5 June 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today. Afghanistan's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 1,100 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria42 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 698 Boulder US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Chicago US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Manhattan US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 669 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 267 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 165 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,394 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,299 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,743 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,598 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,034 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 672 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 616 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 345 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 killed3,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations181 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of the usual rate · most about India and the US

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 softer than 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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