We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
192 of its 315 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kathmandu accounted for 140 of Nepal's 192 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). HIV was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
323 of its 520 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 240 of Venezuela's 323 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 190 of Caracas' 240 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (167 stories).
119 of its 164 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories). Overdoses were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
396 of its 634 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Ramallah accounted for 299 of Palestine's 396 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (169 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
393 of its 447 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Sirte accounted for 283 of Libya's 393 stories about harm, carried by 360 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (254 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
507 of its 644 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 273 of Afghanistan's 507 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
728 of its 1,667 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Drought was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
393 of its 607 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (215 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
377 of its 524 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (208 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in North Korea (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Japan (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Congo (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Uganda (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Iran (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 59,731 stories about harm among 289,605 counted on 22 Jun.
Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in North Korea's news. of the day's 289,605 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Nepal stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 47%.
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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