Nepal
72 of its 95 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). 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 news turned to people injured in Nepal, refugees in Mali and protests in Beirut (Lebanon). Mali's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
55 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual
Country that rose mostNepal
76 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 47
RegionEvery region
about as usual
Tone of the words
About as usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Mali
25 of its 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Lebanon
Beirut accounted for 57 of Lebanon's 78 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 51 of Beirut's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
Tunisia
29 of its 54 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Yemen
53 of its 63 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Philippines
Philippine accounted for 143 of the Philippines' 358 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms and respiratory illness. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
UK
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Chile
38 of its 69 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Egypt
76 of its 143 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Cairo accounted for 45 of Egypt's 76 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets.
Gambia
10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 3 of Banjul's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in UK (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in India (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
32 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 34; 32 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 34,068 stories about harm among 105,805 counted on 12 Jun.
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The Philippines' news mentioned heavy rain about 4 times as often as usual. On 13 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 32 today. In Nepal, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 32 in every 100 of the day's 105,805 stories, below the usual 34.
- 32 in every 100 of the day's 105,805 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 34).
- Nepal: 72 of its 95 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%.
- Mali: 25 of its 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%.
- Lebanon: Beirut accounted for 57 of Lebanon's 78 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets.
- Tunisia: 29 of its 54 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%.
- Mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual in the Philippines' news.
- Mentions of the flu ran about three times their usual in Pakistan's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- A year earlier, on 13 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 32 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Yemen84 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Nepal76 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh60 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 60 · mostly healthCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US543 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1387 London UK238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 753 Beijing China159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 New York US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 489 Seattle US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165Stories, 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
● Richmond US protests & strikes · 138 stories, 649 outlets ● Seattle US protests & strikes · 165 stories, 302 outlets ● Beirut Lebanon protests & strikes · 57 stories, 166 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 81 stories, 138 outlets ● Bristol UK protests & strikes · 108 stories, 161 outlets ● Idlib Syria attacks & violence · 23 stories, 68 outlets ● Tripoli Libya attacks & violence · 24 stories, 55 outlets ● Tamaulipas Mexico protests & strikes · 5 stories, 27 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health55% 18,583 stories · much less than usual (usually 63%) Rights & justice28% 9,598 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence5% 1,668 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents5% 1,663 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 972 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 665 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 365 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 283 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 killed8,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,097 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations118 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and ChinaStories 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 about as 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.