We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
14,083 of its 20,399 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. London accounted for 11,856 of the UK's 14,083 stories about harm, carried by 2,898 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9,302 stories). Bird flu was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
266 of its 449 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 45 of Phnom Penh's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (212 stories). Hunger was named in 216 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
37 of its 54 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 122 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
384 of its 482 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Raqqa accounted for 171 of Syria's 384 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. 88 of Raqqa's 171 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
479 of its 1,695 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (193 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
344 of its 916 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
40 of its 69 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 31 of al-Hoceima's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,325 of its 2,124 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with extreme cold.
53 of its 198 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: flu in South Korea (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 36,698 stories about harm among 116,501 counted on 4 Jun.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest in all 521 days held. 32 in every 100 of the day's 116,501 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. People killed were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.
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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