We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
210 of its 258 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Vilnius accounted for 201 of Lithuania's 210 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (195 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
111 of its 167 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Luanda accounted for 101 of Angola's 111 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 97 of Luanda's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories).
8,023 of its 9,202 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Istanbul accounted for 7,538 of Türkiye's 8,023 stories about harm, carried by 2,964 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5,866 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
101 of its 296 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
123 of its 133 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Abidjan accounted for 120 of Côte d’Ivoire's 123 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
93 of its 113 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Chaco Boreal accounted for 90 of Paraguay's 93 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).
204 of its 362 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
42 of its 44 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 23 of Paramaribo's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).
105 of its 303 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
147 of its 180 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Hunger was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: power cuts in North Korea (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Myanmar (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (39 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 61,942 stories about harm among 278,682 counted on 29 Jun.
In Lithuania, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 10% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 278,682 stories, as usual. Mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual in North Korea's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 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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