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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).

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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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: no storiesBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesVenezuela: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 48 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 24 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 45 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 605 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 23 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 1,293 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nicaragua: 82 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)New Zealand: 23 in 100 of its 373 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mauritius: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malta: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 25 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 51 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Laos: 50 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 36 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 39 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 721 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 22 in 100 of its 1,376 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Fiji: 31 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 33 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Czechia: 29 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 48 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 92 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 77 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 29 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Brazil: 28 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Barbados: 29 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Austria: 36 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 49 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Congo 77 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly health ● Israel 49 in 100 of its 721 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 51 in 100 of its 333 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 48 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly health ● Palestine 48 in 100 of its 86 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 49 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly displacement

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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