Palestine
Halhul accounted for 22 of Palestine's 33 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 16 of Halhul's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken 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 protests in Halhul (Palestine), violence in Tigray and people injured in Germany. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.
Part of lifeHealth
41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostEthiopia
62 in 100 of its 55 stories, usually 46
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 →Ethiopia
34 of its 55 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tigray accounted for 18 of Ethiopia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets.
Germany
175 of its 613 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).
South Korea
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Cameroon
14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 3 of Missong On's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
Belgium
38 of its 134 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
Spain
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Wildfires were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
China
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.
Armenia
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Somalia
Mogadishu accounted for 16 of Somalia's 20 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Spain (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in China (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
21 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 22; 22 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 17,904 stories about harm among 83,824 counted on 9 Jun.
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Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. of the day's 83,824 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 9 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.
- 21 in every 100 of the day's 83,824 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 22).
- Palestine: Halhul accounted for 22 of Palestine's 33 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.
- Ethiopia: 34 of its 55 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%.
- Germany: 175 of its 613 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
- South Korea: Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
- Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news.
- Mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual in New Zealand's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual.
- A year earlier, on 9 June 2021, 22 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 →
Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq48 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine48 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine42 in 100 of its 1,108 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 788 Uvalde US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445 Delhi India55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246 Grand Rapids US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64Stories, 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 · 445 stories, 629 outlets ● Donbas Ukraine attacks & violence · 124 stories, 183 outlets ● Grand Rapids US protests & strikes · 64 stories, 140 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 102 stories, 152 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 123 stories, 167 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 42 stories, 117 outlets ● Otoy Russia attacks & violence · 6 stories, 64 outlets ● Tigray Ethiopia attacks & violence · 18 stories, 104 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health41% 7,225 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,456 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,142 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,019 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,359 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 685 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 501 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 294 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 killed3,985 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,312 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,034 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees155 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced86 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill16 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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.