We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,356 of its 1,588 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Kabul accounted for 1,206 of Afghanistan's 1,356 stories about harm, carried by 721 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Earthquake was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
95 of its 166 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 40 of al-Hoceima's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
107 of its 144 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ebola was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
69 of its 201 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
244 of its 291 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Niamey accounted for 97 of Niger's 244 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
2,370 of its 4,127 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (275 stories). Dengue was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes, rabies and food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
59 of its 74 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. 13 of Mahou's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
40 of its 67 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Algiers accounted for 31 of Algeria's 40 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories).
11 of its 12 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
233 of its 354 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (152 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (55 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); extreme cold in Russia (161 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Guinea-Bissau (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Türkiye (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 47,016 stories about harm among 236,123 counted on 1 Jun.
The news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 236,123 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Afghanistan, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 72% is usual. A year earlier, on 1 June 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Over May, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in May 2016.
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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