Afghanistan
Kabul accounted for 22 of Afghanistan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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 news turned to violence in Kabul, illness in Vienna and a disaster in Mogadishu. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
41 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostAustria
38 in 100 of its 74 stories, usually 23
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 →Austria
28 of its 74 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Vienna accounted for 24 of Austria's 28 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets.
Somalia
Mogadishu accounted for 12 of Somalia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
Myanmar
3 of Mandalay's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Bangladesh
90 of its 189 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 43 of Bangladesh's 90 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets.
China
Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Spain
Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
US
Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Heatstroke was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with helicopter crash.
Ukraine
Outbreaks were named in 38 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Syria
Damascus accounted for 31 of Syria's 56 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Spain (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Ukraine (38 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in China (20 of its stories, about 4 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 10 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 17,060 stories about harm among 79,310 counted on 10 Jun.
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Of the day's 79,310 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 10 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, the same as today.
- 22 in every 100 of the day's 79,310 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 22).
- Afghanistan: Kabul accounted for 22 of Afghanistan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.
- Austria: 28 of its 74 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%.
- Somalia: Mogadishu accounted for 12 of Somalia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets.
- Myanmar: 3 of Mandalay's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
- Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news.
- Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in Sri Lanka's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 10 June 2021, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Syria53 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda52 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 49 · mostly displacement Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia50 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh48 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 40 · mostly healthCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US387 stories about protests or strikes, of its 931 Delhi India103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Uvalde US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Boston US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234Stories, 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
● Uvalde US attacks & violence · 328 stories, 548 outlets ● Smithsburg US attacks & violence · 64 stories, 182 outlets ● Donbas Ukraine attacks & violence · 82 stories, 157 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 104 stories, 230 outlets ● Okehampton UK accidents & disasters · 19 stories, 105 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 106 stories, 116 outlets ● Damascus Syria attacks & violence · 31 stories, 47 outlets ● Great Yarmouth UK accidents & disasters · 16 stories, 70 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health41% 6,880 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,327 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,060 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,756 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood9% 1,457 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 613 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 409 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 killed3,789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured958 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.