We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
107 of its 151 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (80 stories). House fires were named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
245 of its 323 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Beirut accounted for 165 of Lebanon's 245 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
58 of its 111 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
14 of its 14 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague.
3,977 of its 4,878 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Istanbul accounted for 3,414 of Türkiye's 3,977 stories about harm, carried by 1,787 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,348 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
929 of its 1,117 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 764 of Afghanistan's 929 stories about harm, carried by 724 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
223 of its 286 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
163 of its 205 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.
109 of its 317 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
33 of its 73 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Nepal (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Maldives (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Taiwan (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Chile (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Antarctica (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 59,656 stories about harm among 293,955 counted on 30 Jun.
Kuwait's news mentioned house fires more than ten times as often as usual. Kuwait's news was 71% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. of the day's 293,955 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 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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