We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
278 of its 564 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 73 of Bangkok's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Building collapse was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
244 of its 621 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (137 stories). Hypothermia was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
198 of its 209 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
350 of its 705 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tehran accounted for 246 of Iran's 350 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (150 stories).
1,180 of its 4,219 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 489 of Beijing's 933 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (392 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
58 of its 70 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bujumbura accounted for 47 of Burundi's 58 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 35 of Bujumbura's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).
81 of its 120 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 23 of Manama's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories).
660 of its 1,442 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (445 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
56 of its 112 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
67 of its 197 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (70 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); road crashes in Singapore (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Indonesia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in US (1071 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 43,533 stories about harm among 207,043 counted on 4 Jun.
Mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual in New Zealand's news. of the day's 207,043 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Thailand stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%.
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 much softer 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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