Afghanistan
70 of its 123 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 23 of Afghanistan's 70 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half 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.
The day's news pointed at rights and justice in Kabul and Tripoli and people killed in Zambia. Zambia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostPortugal
28 in 100 of its 167 stories, usually 13
RegionMiddle East & North Africa
42 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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 →Libya
24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tripoli accounted for 18 of Libya's 24 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Zambia
21 of its 58 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Germany
Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Tornadoes were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, heavy rain and flooding.
6 more places the news pointed at
Saudi Arabia
61 of its 308 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Heatwave was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
Portugal
46 of its 167 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Praia da Luz accounted for 27 of Portugal's 46 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets.
Sudan
46 of its 59 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Ukraine
172 of its 483 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Lebanon
Beirut accounted for 29 of Lebanon's 36 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
Russia
Moscow accounted for 106 of Russia's 165 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Norway (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Saudi Arabia (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); accidents in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Philippines (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
18 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 19; 18 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 17,018 stories about harm among 93,229 counted on 5 Jun.
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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Norway's news. of the day's 93,229 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 5 June 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 18 today. Afghanistan's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%.
- 18 in every 100 of the day's 93,229 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 19).
- Afghanistan: 70 of its 123 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%.
- Libya: 24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%.
- Zambia: 21 of its 58 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%.
- Germany: Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
- Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Norway's news.
- Mentions of the heatwave ran about 8 times their usual in Saudi Arabia's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 5 June 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Sudan78 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel61 in 100 of its 1,100 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria42 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 698 Boulder US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Chicago US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Manhattan US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126Stories, 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
● Washington US attacks & violence · 698 stories, 907 outlets ● Boulder US attacks & violence · 265 stories, 439 outlets ● Pryluky Ukraine attacks & violence · 40 stories, 153 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 143 stories, 194 outlets ● Memmingen Germany accidents & disasters · 35 stories, 96 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 106 stories, 111 outlets ● Gaza Palestine attacks & violence · 107 stories, 81 outlets ● Bengaluru India deaths, cause not given · 255 stories, 69 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health26% 4,394 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,299 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,743 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,598 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,034 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 672 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 616 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 345 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 killed3,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations181 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of the usual rate · most about India and the USStories 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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