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11,893 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to people killed in Brazil, rights and justice in Vienna and people injured in South Korea. South Korea's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJamaica 39 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 18
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Brazil

49 of its 173 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with ebola, malaria and meningitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

69 of its 325 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Malta

13 of its 36 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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

Sri Lanka

31 of its 91 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Uganda

Bundibugyo accounted for 45 of Uganda's 78 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Nicaragua

14 of its 17 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

26 of its 67 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Kenya

78 of its 217 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Ebola was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Kenya (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Uganda (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Australia (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); building collapse in India (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 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 11,893 stories about harm among 68,956 counted on 1 Jun.

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In Kenya's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 68,956 stories, as usual. Brazil's news was 28% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. On 1 June 2025, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. Over May, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in May 2025.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo77 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Lebanon51 in 100 of its 333 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel49 in 100 of its 721 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 44 · mostly displacement Uganda48 in 100 of its 163 stories · usually 54 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Newark US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 399 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 355 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 299 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,100 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,893 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,976 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,548 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 707 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 580 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 466 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 342 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 killed2,800 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced212 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Lebanon and Israel Stories reporting abductions153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations108 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting refugees73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.