We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
976 of its 1,154 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Kabul accounted for 945 of Afghanistan's 976 stories about harm, carried by 515 outlets. 727 of Kabul's 945 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
316 of its 388 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kapoeta accounted for 192 of South Sudan's 316 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Cholera was named in 181 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
155 of its 200 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kolofata accounted for 108 of Cameroon's 155 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 105 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
2,810 of its 3,998 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Manila accounted for 1,789 of the Philippines' 2,810 stories about harm, carried by 960 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
84 of its 179 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 33 of Rabat's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
57 of Phnom Penh's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (84 stories). Hunger was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
154 of its 319 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Havana accounted for 137 of Cuba's 154 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. 117 of Havana's 137 stories were about protests or strikes.
102 of its 120 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
64 of its 99 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 30 of Manama's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (48 stories).
Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Congo (80 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Cambodia (63 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Haiti (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Türkiye (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (98 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 44,876 stories about harm among 224,473 counted on 2 Jun.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. of the day's 224,473 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran about three times their usual in Congo's news. A year earlier, on 2 June 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.
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 20 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 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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