We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
173 of its 206 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Aktobe accounted for 143 of Kazakhstan's 173 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 9 times its own usual.
72 of its 104 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Dakar accounted for 71 of Senegal's 72 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 61 of Dakar's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
138 of its 272 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Bucharest accounted for 128 of Romania's 138 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (136 stories).
91 of its 97 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
62 of its 167 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
223 of its 273 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Mogadishu accounted for 181 of Somalia's 223 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
441 of its 745 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dhaka accounted for 300 of Bangladesh's 441 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
441 of its 1,266 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (276 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
354 of its 879 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
289 of its 930 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 127 of Petersburg's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. HIV was named in 125 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Russia (125 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (61 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); dengue in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in US (931 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Canada (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories 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 36,168 stories about harm among 161,819 counted on 5 Jun.
In Kazakhstan, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Russia's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Australia. of the day's 161,819 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.
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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