We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
707 of its 831 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 430 of Lebanon's 707 stories about harm, carried by 467 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (605 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
313 of its 427 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kakata accounted for 278 of Liberia's 313 stories about harm, carried by 395 outlets. 195 of Kakata's 278 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).
128 of its 403 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Road crashes were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
376 of its 1,095 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
392 of its 549 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Amman accounted for 291 of Jordan's 392 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (329 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
491 of its 800 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Cyclone was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
281 of its 601 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (145 stories). Hepatitis was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and measles. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
235 of its 251 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (233 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
1,312 of its 2,068 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 240 of Jerusalem's 445 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories).
28 of its 62 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with ebola.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Mexico (130 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Barbados (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Cambodia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Palestine (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Guyana (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 51,625 stories about harm among 256,412 counted on 27 Jun.
Mexico's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. Lebanon's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. of the day's 256,412 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below 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 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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