We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
111 of its 138 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Dushanbe accounted for 89 of Tajikistan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 76 of Dushanbe's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,242 of its 1,768 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ankara accounted for 914 of Türkiye's 1,242 stories about harm, carried by 553 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (760 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,173 of its 5,624 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (193 stories). Plane crash was named in 94 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
90 of its 105 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Chisinau accounted for 62 of Moldova's 90 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories).
847 of its 936 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mogadishu accounted for 650 of Somalia's 847 stories about harm, carried by 718 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (473 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
178 of its 201 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. 49 of Sanaa's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
148 of its 265 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 43 of Sandeng's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (123 stories).
49 of its 60 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,323 of its 4,003 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (122 stories). Power cuts were named in 154 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
357 of its 674 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 261 of Venezuela's 357 stories about harm, carried by 195 outlets. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (239 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Philippines (159 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Italy (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Puerto Rico (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Cameroon (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 62,014 stories about harm among 298,840 counted on 2 Jun.
In Indonesia's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 298,840 stories, as usual. Tajikistan's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
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.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: 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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