Nigeria
271 of its 761 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (68 stories). 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.
Most of the day's attention went to abductions in Nigeria, violence in Beirut and the hypothermia in Nepal. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual
Country that rose mostNigeria
36 in 100 of its 761 stories, usually 26
RegionCentral Asia
15 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
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 →Lebanon
124 of its 175 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Beirut accounted for 56 of Lebanon's 124 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Nepal
25 of its 60 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kathmandu accounted for 18 of Nepal's 25 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Hypothermia was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
Bangladesh
60 of its 152 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dengue was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
6 more places the news pointed at
Palestine
61 of its 99 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 27 of Palestine's 61 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Iran
Tehran accounted for 123 of Iran's 209 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Niger
13 of its 15 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
Armenia
15 of its 51 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
New Zealand
Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Uganda
Bundibugyo accounted for 36 of Uganda's 57 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in New Zealand (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); screwworm in US (63 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
18 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 18; 17 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 7,746 stories about harm among 43,571 counted on 6 Jun.
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18 in every 100 of the day's 43,571 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 6 June 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
- 18 in every 100 of the day's 43,571 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18).
- Nigeria: 271 of its 761 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%.
- Lebanon: 124 of its 175 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%.
- Nepal: 25 of its 60 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%.
- Bangladesh: 60 of its 152 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%.
- Mentions of the hypothermia ran about 8 times their usual in Nepal's news.
- Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Australia's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 6 June 2025, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Lebanon71 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda61 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Israel48 in 100 of its 310 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal42 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidentsCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Delhi India111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Washington US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Tehran Iran29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Newark US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41Stories, 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
● Beirut Lebanon attacks & violence · 56 stories, 299 outlets ● Tehran Iran attacks & violence · 123 stories, 340 outlets ● Jerusalem Israel attacks & violence · 42 stories, 203 outlets ● Petersburg Russia attacks & violence · 55 stories, 143 outlets ● Sydney Australia accidents & disasters · 46 stories, 100 outlets ● Kyoto Japan accidents & disasters · 16 stories, 77 outlets ● Sacramento US protests & strikes · 24 stories, 73 outlets ● Moscow Russia attacks & violence · 32 stories, 45 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health27% 2,032 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 1,958 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,217 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,054 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 480 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 326 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 310 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 209 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 killed2,039 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured618 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting abductions133 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting evacuations118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees36 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about the usual rateStories 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.