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Arrests in Israel and Pakistan and flooding in Kashmir drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.
Rights & justice
219 of its 352 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
Jammu accounted for 28 of Kashmir's 42 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
93 of its 294 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Deaths & injuries, cause not given
9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
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Rights & justice
26 of its 39 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Berea accounted for 11 of Syria's 26 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Rights & justice
91 of its 171 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Havana accounted for 54 of Cuba's 91 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Health
Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Gaza accounted for 19 of Palestine's 48 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
Conflict & violence
Bamako accounted for 19 of Mali's 29 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
heavy rain in Kenya (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Iran (26 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in India (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in US (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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In Kenya's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 44,876 stories, as usual. Israel's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 48%. On 2 May 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.
17 in every 100 of the day's 44,876 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 17). Israel: 219 of its 352 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kashmir: Jammu accounted for 28 of Kashmir's 42 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Pakistan: 93 of its 294 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Myanmar: 9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 9 times their usual in Kenya's news. Mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual in Kashmir's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual. A year earlier, on 2 May 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: about as warm as its own usual or less U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: too little coverage to read United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: too little coverage to read Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: too little coverage to read South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: too little coverage to read Slovakia: too little coverage to read Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: too little coverage to read Seychelles: about as warm as its own usual or less Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: too little coverage to read Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: too little coverage to read St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: too little coverage to read Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: too little coverage to read Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: too little coverage to read Moldova: too little coverage to read Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: too little coverage to read Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: too little coverage to read North Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: too little coverage to read Laos: too little coverage to read Kyrgyzstan: too little coverage to read Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: too little coverage to read Jordan: too little coverage to read Japan: too little coverage to read Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: too little coverage to read Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: too little coverage to read Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: too little coverage to read Guatemala: too little coverage to read Grenada: about as warm as its own usual or less Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: too little coverage to read Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: too little coverage to read Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: too little coverage to read Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: too little coverage to read Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: too little coverage to read DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: too little coverage to read Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: about as warm as its own usual or less Burkina Faso: too little coverage to read Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: too little coverage to read Barbados: too little coverage to read Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: about as warm as its own usual or less Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: about as warm as its own usual or less Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: too little coverage to read Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Philippines: warmth about its own usual Italy: warmth about its own usual Abuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 18 outlets Vancouver, Canada -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 15 outlets West Midlands, UK -- displacement: 61 stories, carried by 169 outlets Sacramento, US -- food & livelihood: 14 stories, carried by 22 outlets Phoenix, US -- displacement: 24 stories, carried by 15 outlets Lagos, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 24 stories, carried by 16 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
The words in the day's stories were harsher 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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