Sudan
23 of its 32 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Suakin accounted for 15 of Sudan's 23 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
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.
Drownings in Sudan, abductions in Nigeria and illness in Guam drew the news. Nigeria's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and the US →
Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth
35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual
Country that rose mostJamaica
38 in 100 of its 56 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia
30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words
Harsher than usual
across the world's stories about harm
What the world's news was about today
how these are picked →Nigeria
307 of its 904 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Guam
9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Morocco
11 of its 35 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Afghanistan
Kabul accounted for 37 of Afghanistan's 61 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Sri Lanka
Colombo accounted for 29 of Sri Lanka's 43 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Finland
16 of its 40 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
New Zealand
98 of its 304 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding, storms and snowstorms.
Trinidad & Tobago
15 of its 42 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
South Korea
48 of its 160 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in New Zealand (31 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Sri Lanka (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (36 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in China (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in UK (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
23 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 22; 23 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 8,861 stories about harm among 38,319 counted on 12 Jun.
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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 38,319 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and the US. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 7 times their usual in New Zealand's news. In Sudan, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 54% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Somalia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
- 23 in every 100 of the day's 38,319 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 22).
- Sudan: 23 of its 32 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%.
- Nigeria: 307 of its 904 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%.
- Guam: 9 of its 13 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.
- Morocco: 11 of its 35 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%.
- Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and the US.
- Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
- Mentions of heavy rain ran about 7 times their usual in New Zealand's news.
- Mentions of power cuts ran about 8 times their usual in Sri Lanka's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual.
- A year earlier, on 12 June 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today.
- This week the news turned most often to Somalia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Kashmir63 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda49 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine44 in 100 of its 594 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Uvalde US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Kootenai County US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Delhi India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Howrah India33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47Stories, 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
● Kootenai County US protests & strikes · 65 stories, 405 outlets ● Uvalde US attacks & violence · 228 stories, 614 outlets ● Donbas Ukraine attacks & violence · 82 stories, 332 outlets ● Colombo Sri Lanka attacks & violence · 29 stories, 208 outlets ● Kultaranta Finland attacks & violence · 11 stories, 77 outlets ● Luhansk Ukraine attacks & violence · 15 stories, 35 outlets ● Kabul Afghanistan attacks & violence · 37 stories, 48 outlets ● Howrah India protests & strikes · 47 stories, 37 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health35% 3,087 stories · much less than usual (usually 40%) Rights & justice21% 1,837 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 1,452 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,124 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 499 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 396 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 214 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 160 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 killed2,347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests929 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured670 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions112 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations34 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the PhilippinesStories 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 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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