← 8 Jun Sunday 9 June 2024 · to 23:59 UTC 10 Jun →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
9,002 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 →

Violence in Tel Aviv, protests in Seoul (South Korea) and a disaster in Symi drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 67 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 29
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Israel

989 of its 1,224 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Tel Aviv accounted for 336 of Israel's 989 stories about harm, carried by 440 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (444 stories). Storms were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

99 of its 147 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 99 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

191 of its 268 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 175 of Palestine's 191 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zambia

9 of its 16 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 3 of Lusaka's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

14 of its 16 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

US

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Heatstroke was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides and plane crash.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in South Africa (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in Pakistan (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatstroke in US (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
20 in 10017 in 10011 May18 May25 May1 Jun9 Jun11 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 1009 Jun: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 9,002 stories about harm among 51,584 counted on 9 Jun.

Read the day's briefing

Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about 4 times the usual rate. 17 in every 100 of the day's 51,584 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. the news turned to Israel for the third day running. Mentions of the drought ran about 7 times their usual in Mexico's news. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel81 in 100 of its 1,224 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir67 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon53 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Iran40 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Seoul South Korea40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 Gaza Palestine38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Manhattan US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readTonga: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualLakki Marwat, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsColorado, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBeijing, China -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 30 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsNahal Oz, Israel -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 13 stories, carried by 21 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Lakki Marwat Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,355 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,212 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 1,586 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,381 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 486 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 307 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 272 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 208 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 killed2,554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,464 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured978 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions883 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees216 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about the usual rate

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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?

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.