We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,518 of its 3,988 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Moscow accounted for 1,166 of Russia's 1,518 stories about harm, carried by 846 outlets. 1,070 of Moscow's 1,166 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (850 stories). Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
50 of its 79 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Port Moresby accounted for 41 of Papua New Guinea's 50 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Hypothermia was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
91 of its 157 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Doha accounted for 598 of Qatar's 761 stories about harm, carried by 446 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
507 of its 618 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 84 of Damascus' 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (67 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
205 of its 571 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 37 of Sao Paulo's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories).
32 of its 46 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 21 of Tunis' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).
223 of its 907 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (83 stories). Cholera was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
182 of its 563 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (124 stories).
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (108 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (83 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Myanmar (36 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 42,259 stories about harm among 204,379 counted on 12 Jun.
In Russia, 38% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Indonesia's news mentioned the tsunami about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 12 June 2016, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. of the day's 204,379 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.
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 softer 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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