Spain
139 of its 494 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 23 of Madrid's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (71 stories).
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 protests in Madrid (Spain), the drought in Somalia and rights and justice in Tehran. Somalia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
49 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostMalawi
46 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia
39 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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 →Somalia
24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Iran
142 of its 337 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 88 of Iran's 142 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
Sri Lanka
Colombo accounted for 48 of Sri Lanka's 80 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Hong Kong
70 of its 162 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 5 of Mong Kok's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Cambodia
34 of its 64 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 13 of Phnom Penh's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
Myanmar
Mandalay accounted for 19 of Myanmar's 36 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 15 of Mandalay's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Belarus
Minsk accounted for 46 of Belarus' 64 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Malawi
30 of its 65 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
Cuba
40 of its 81 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Cuba (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Ireland (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Afghanistan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Israel (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in France (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
21 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 23; 22 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 19,234 stories about harm among 89,776 counted on 22 Jun.
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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 24 February 2020. A year earlier, on 22 June 2020, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. In Spain, 28% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 89,776 stories, below the usual 23.
- 21 in every 100 of the day's 89,776 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 23).
- Spain: 139 of its 494 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
- Somalia: 24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%.
- Iran: 142 of its 337 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%.
- Sri Lanka: Colombo accounted for 48 of Sri Lanka's 80 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets.
- Mentions of the drought ran about 4 times their usual in Somalia's news.
- Mentions of outbreaks ran about 7 times their usual in Cuba's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 February 2020.
- A year earlier, on 22 June 2020, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Myanmar72 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq54 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia53 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justiceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 807 Jerusalem Israel47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Tehran Iran31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Houston US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Chicago US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182Stories, not people.
Where it happened
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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
● Arvada US attacks & violence · 103 stories, 307 outlets ● Havana Cuba disease & outbreaks · 23 stories, 152 outlets ● Coconino US accidents & disasters · 28 stories, 93 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 127 stories, 184 outlets ● Kunduz Afghanistan attacks & violence · 40 stories, 66 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 59 stories, 83 outlets ● Barcelona Spain protests & strikes · 36 stories, 112 outlets ● Managua Nicaragua protests & strikes · 16 stories, 69 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health49% 9,341 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,349 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,911 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,401 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 652 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 546 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 488 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 334 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 killed4,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,761 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured874 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and CanadaStories 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.