Rwanda
Kigali accounted for 23 of Rwanda's 42 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 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.
Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kigali, illness in Taipei and people injured in India. Rwanda's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
40 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostTaiwan
40 in 100 of its 80 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia
29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words
Much harsher than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Taiwan
32 of its 80 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Taipei accounted for 22 of Taiwan's 32 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets.
India
861 of its 2,631 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories).
Italy
Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
6 more places the news pointed at
Afghanistan
Kabul accounted for 29 of Afghanistan's 44 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Argentina
11 of its 32 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Qatar
17 of its 75 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Nigeria
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Canada
Outbreaks were named in 48 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with chickenpox. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
US
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Heatstroke was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides and hypothermia.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Ukraine (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (48 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in China (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatstroke in US (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
23 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 22; 22 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 9,878 stories about harm among 43,517 counted on 11 Jun.
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Italy's news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 43,517 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 11 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 23 today. Rwanda stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.
- 23 in every 100 of the day's 43,517 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 22).
- Rwanda: Kigali accounted for 23 of Rwanda's 42 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets.
- Taiwan: 32 of its 80 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%.
- India: 861 of its 2,631 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
- Italy: Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories).
- Mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news.
- Mentions of outbreaks ran about 5 times their usual in Ukraine's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual.
- A year earlier, on 11 June 2021, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Syria54 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir53 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda51 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan40 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 29 · mostly healthCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516 Delhi India74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Howrah India65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Ranchi India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Uvalde US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165Stories, 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 · 165 stories, 386 outlets ● Smithsburg US attacks & violence · 28 stories, 198 outlets ● Kyiv Ukraine attacks & violence · 90 stories, 200 outlets ● Luhansk Ukraine attacks & violence · 23 stories, 152 outlets ● Toronto Canada disease & outbreaks · 91 stories, 134 outlets ● Ranchi India protests & strikes · 58 stories, 59 outlets ● Damascus Syria attacks & violence · 25 stories, 54 outlets ● Busan South Korea protests & strikes · 7 stories, 59 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health40% 3,906 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,034 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence13% 1,276 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,121 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 607 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 421 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 218 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 182 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 killed2,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured648 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced63 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 much harsher than 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.