Syria
82 of its 117 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
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 arrests in Syria, illness in Dubai and protests in Minsk (Belarus). Syria's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
55 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual
Country that rose mostPalestine
62 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 48
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
how these are picked →United Arab Emirates
46 of its 115 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Dubai accounted for 35 of the United Arab Emirates' 46 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Belarus
45 of its 107 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Minsk accounted for 27 of Belarus' 45 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 18 of Minsk's 27 stories were about protests or strikes.
Colombia
40 of its 77 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Kashmir
128 of its 188 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jammu accounted for 64 of Kashmir's 128 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
China
Beijing accounted for 652 of China's 1,446 stories about harm, carried by 764 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Natural hazards were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Nigeria
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Polio was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Ireland
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Yemen
29 of its 31 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sanaa accounted for 16 of Yemen's 29 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets.
Bahrain
19 of its 46 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in India (61 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in China (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
31 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 34; 31 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 31,830 stories about harm among 103,436 counted on 19 Jun.
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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 March 2020. In South Korea's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 31 in every 100 of the day's 103,436 stories, below the usual 34. A year earlier, on 20 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today.
- 31 in every 100 of the day's 103,436 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 34).
- Syria: 82 of its 117 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%.
- United Arab Emirates: 46 of its 115 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%.
- Belarus: 45 of its 107 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
- Colombia: 40 of its 77 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%.
- Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news.
- Mentions of the polio ran more than ten times their usual in Nigeria's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 March 2020.
- A year earlier, on 20 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Syria70 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir68 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Guam53 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 40 · mostly healthCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US403 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1259 Tulsa US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Texas US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Chicago US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Beijing China89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 652Stories, 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
● Tulsa US protests & strikes · 267 stories, 704 outlets ● Brooklyn US protests & strikes · 88 stories, 293 outlets ● Bilawal Pakistan protests & strikes · 6 stories, 88 outlets ● Bogota Colombia attacks & violence · 14 stories, 108 outlets ● Bucharest Romania protests & strikes · 11 stories, 72 outlets ● Wellington New Zealand attacks & violence · 52 stories, 81 outlets ● Pulwama Kashmir attacks & violence · 31 stories, 25 outlets ● Jammu Kashmir attacks & violence · 64 stories, 38 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health55% 17,236 stories · less than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice26% 8,147 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence6% 2,009 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents6% 1,755 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 1,060 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 655 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 381 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 302 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 killed8,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,095 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees265 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced167 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations93 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about the usual rateStories 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
● Griefa little less than 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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