Uganda
62 of its 87 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bundibugyo accounted for 43 of Uganda's 62 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
The day's news pointed at illness in Bundibugyo, violence in Gaza and arrests in Nicaragua. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostUganda
71 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 53
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words
Harsher than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Palestine
41 of its 65 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Gaza accounted for 21 of Palestine's 41 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Nicaragua
12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
Laos
17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 4 of Xieng Khouang's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
6 more places the news pointed at
Brazil
21 of its 91 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
Ukraine
Kyiv accounted for 29 of Ukraine's 55 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Türkiye
30 of its 92 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).
Kashmir
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.
Nigeria
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
China
Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Brazil (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Australia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in India (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in UK (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
18 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 18 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 May. 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 6,676 stories about harm among 36,275 counted on 31 May.
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Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news. of the day's 36,275 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Uganda stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 53%. A year earlier, on 31 May 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Uganda, on 5 of 7 days.
- 18 in every 100 of the day's 36,275 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Uganda: 62 of its 87 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%.
- Palestine: 41 of its 65 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%.
- Nicaragua: 12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
- Laos: 17 of its 32 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%.
- Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news.
- Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Australia's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual.
- A year earlier, on 31 May 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
- This week the news turned most often to Uganda, on 5 of 7 days.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Uganda71 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Palestine63 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 568 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon50 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Syria44 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Newark US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89 Sonarpur India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Washington US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Delhi India18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Rostov Russia attacks & violence · 7 stories, 134 outlets ● Beirut Lebanon attacks & violence · 17 stories, 98 outlets ● Newark US protests & strikes · 89 stories, 104 outlets ● Galilee Israel attacks & violence · 47 stories, 117 outlets ● Perth Australia accidents & disasters · 21 stories, 76 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 63 stories, 82 outlets ● Tel Aviv Israel attacks & violence · 59 stories, 77 outlets ● Manchester UK accidents & disasters · 46 stories, 157 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health25% 1,668 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 1,493 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,143 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,000 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 420 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 305 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 293 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 224 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed1,805 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests811 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured535 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced124 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations68 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Canada Stories reporting refugees33 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the USStories 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 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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