Kashmir
78 of its 154 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kulgam accounted for 39 of Kashmir's 78 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about three times 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.
Violence in Kulgam, people killed in Saudi Arabia and building collapse in Egypt drew the news. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostKashmir
51 in 100 of its 154 stories, usually 35
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 →Saudi Arabia
101 of its 411 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Heatstroke was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Egypt
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Bolivia
8 of its 12 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%.
6 more places the news pointed at
Afghanistan
94 of its 159 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Sudan
98 of its 120 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Khartoum accounted for 39 of Sudan's 98 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Vietnam
331 of its 1,150 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 200 of Vietnam's 331 stories about harm, carried by 9 outlets. Flooding was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plague.
Honduras
27 of its 35 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Spain
102 of its 556 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Heatwave was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Russia
Moscow accounted for 466 of Russia's 630 stories about harm, carried by 799 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Vietnam (67 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Spain (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in South Africa (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in China (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
19 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 19 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 21,515 stories about harm among 116,112 counted on 27 Jun.
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Vietnam's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 116,112 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 27 June 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Kashmir stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.
- 19 in every 100 of the day's 116,112 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Kashmir: 78 of its 154 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
- Saudi Arabia: 101 of its 411 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%.
- Egypt: Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
- Bolivia: 8 of its 12 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%.
- Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Vietnam's news.
- Mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual in Egypt's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 27 June 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Sudan82 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir51 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Moscow Russia176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466 Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 674 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Manipur India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 London UK44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340Stories, 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
● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 466 stories, 799 outlets ● Quebec Canada accidents & disasters · 92 stories, 197 outlets ● Grizzly Creek US accidents & disasters · 13 stories, 139 outlets ● Colorado Springs US attacks & violence · 46 stories, 156 outlets ● Rostov Russia attacks & violence · 27 stories, 87 outlets ● Gibb River Australia accidents & disasters · 5 stories, 76 outlets ● Ottawa Canada accidents & disasters · 51 stories, 168 outlets ● Mecca Saudi Arabia disease & outbreaks · 69 stories, 105 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health34% 7,082 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice24% 4,976 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,651 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence10% 2,204 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,035 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 971 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 840 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 372 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 killed5,157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,074 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured994 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees219 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Sudan Stories reporting people displaced209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations116 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill13 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 softer 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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