We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
328 of its 560 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Athens accounted for 223 of Greece's 328 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (252 stories). Drownings were named in 86 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
105 of its 288 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Vihti accounted for 98 of Finland's 105 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
57 of its 102 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 6 of Oromo's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Drought was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
33 of its 106 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
226 of its 230 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Diffa accounted for 163 of Niger's 226 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (129 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
147 of its 474 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 79 of Harare's 122 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). HIV was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
624 of its 951 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Cairo accounted for 542 of Egypt's 624 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (327 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
19 of its 31 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 15 of Sandeng's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
804 of its 3,115 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Landslides were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with road crashes.
412 of its 636 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tel Aviv accounted for 242 of Israel's 412 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (223 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Zimbabwe (73 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Haiti (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Kazakhstan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Japan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 36,458 stories about harm among 157,324 counted on 18 Jun.
Greece stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 157,324 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.
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 about as 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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