Somalia
35 of its 40 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful 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.
Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Somalia, protests in Almaty (Kazakhstan) and arrests in Ukraine. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
42 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostBangladesh
49 in 100 of its 269 stories, usually 39
RegionCentral Asia
35 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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 →Kazakhstan
15 of its 44 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 6 of Almaty's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
Ukraine
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Denmark
30 of its 95 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Sudan
Khartoum accounted for 15 of Sudan's 21 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. 9 of Khartoum's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Bangladesh
133 of its 269 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Colombia
29 of its 71 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Nigeria
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Myanmar
5 of Yangon's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Thailand
Bangkok accounted for 37 of Thailand's 55 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Ethiopia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in China (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); measles in South Africa (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
22 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 22; 21 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 17,486 stories about harm among 81,278 counted on 7 Jun.
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In Ethiopia's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 81,278 stories, as usual. Somalia's news was 88% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%. A year earlier, on 7 June 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.
- 22 in every 100 of the day's 81,278 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 22).
- Somalia: 35 of its 40 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%.
- Kazakhstan: 15 of its 44 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
- Ukraine: Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories).
- Denmark: 30 of its 95 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
- Mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual in Ethiopia's news.
- Mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 4 times their usual in the Philippines' news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- A year earlier, on 7 June 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Kashmir61 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh49 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan46 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence North Korea45 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 66 · mostly healthCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 647 Delhi India59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Uvalde US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 Moscow Russia43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136Stories, 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
● Uvalde US attacks & violence · 420 stories, 562 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 128 stories, 274 outlets ● Luhansk Ukraine attacks & violence · 25 stories, 171 outlets ● Sitakunda Bangladesh accidents & disasters · 22 stories, 104 outlets ● Raqqa Syria attacks & violence · 16 stories, 90 outlets ● Phoenix US accidents & disasters · 90 stories, 184 outlets ● Omaha Beach France attacks & violence · 9 stories, 37 outlets ● Damascus Syria attacks & violence · 20 stories, 42 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health42% 7,254 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,329 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,190 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,870 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,179 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 785 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 431 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 250 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 killed4,186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,544 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees129 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting abductions82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced81 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations70 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UKStories 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.