← 7 Jun Saturday 8 June 2024 · to 23:59 UTC 9 Jun →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
10,633 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

How to read these numbers →

Most of the day's attention went to violence in Tel Aviv, protests in Copenhagen (Denmark) and rights and justice in Sanaa. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Switzerland → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 80 in 100 of its 1,065 stories, usually 66
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
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 →
Conflict & violence

Israel

852 of its 1,065 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Tel Aviv accounted for 160 of Israel's 852 stories about harm, carried by 411 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (410 stories). Illness was named in 138 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Protests & strikes

Denmark

Copenhagen accounted for 30 of Denmark's 36 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. 19 of Copenhagen's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Rights & justice

Yemen

33 of its 38 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Sanaa accounted for 14 of Yemen's 33 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with bird flu and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

North Korea

13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Pyongyang accounted for 10 of North Korea's 13 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 10 of Pyongyang's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

161 of its 224 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 135 of Palestine's 161 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

30 of its 35 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. 4 of Khartoum's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

11 of its 11 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Vietnam

28 of its 95 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: bird flu in Mexico (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in France (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Russia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
20 in 10017 in 10010 May17 May24 May31 May8 Jun10 May: 18 in 10011 May: 18 in 10012 May: 19 in 10013 May: 18 in 10014 May: 18 in 10015 May: 17 in 10016 May: 18 in 10017 May: 18 in 10018 May: 18 in 10019 May: 19 in 10020 May: 18 in 10021 May: 18 in 10022 May: 18 in 10023 May: 18 in 10024 May: 18 in 10025 May: 19 in 10026 May: 20 in 10027 May: 19 in 10028 May: 18 in 10029 May: 18 in 10030 May: 17 in 10031 May: 17 in 1001 Jun: 18 in 1002 Jun: 18 in 1003 Jun: 17 in 1004 Jun: 17 in 1005 Jun: 17 in 1006 Jun: 17 in 1007 Jun: 17 in 1008 Jun: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 10,633 stories about harm among 60,458 counted on 8 Jun.

Read the day's briefing

On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 60,458 stories, as usual. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Mexico's news mentioned bird flu about 4 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel80 in 100 of its 1,065 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine72 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon44 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Iran35 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine34 in 100 of its 371 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Tel Aviv Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 852 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● France a little warmer than the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 149 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,945 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 2,796 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,643 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,584 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 506 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 368 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 302 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 233 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed2,696 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,578 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests1,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured918 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions657 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations83 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland

Stories 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.