We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
188 of its 248 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kiev accounted for 139 of Ukraine's 188 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. 137 of Kiev's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
231 of its 253 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Sanaa accounted for 176 of Yemen's 231 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
909 of its 956 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bogota accounted for 878 of Colombia's 909 stories about harm, carried by 658 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
1,944 of its 2,538 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Yokosuka accounted for 1,798 of Japan's 1,944 stories about harm, carried by 1,321 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,574 stories). Drownings were named in 462 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
1,598 of its 2,437 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,107 stories). Storms were named in 192 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes and tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
123 of its 131 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nuugaatsiaq accounted for 116 of Greenland's 123 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Earthquake was named in 121 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and landslides.
620 of its 684 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bamako accounted for 580 of Mali's 620 stories about harm, carried by 607 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
211 of its 362 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Poisoning was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
118 of its 662 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 52 of Madrid's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
541 of its 983 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (343 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greenland (121 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Chile (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Benin (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Portugal (192 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 30,558 stories about harm among 115,724 counted on 18 Jun.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the Philippines. Greenland's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Ukraine's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. of the day's 115,724 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above 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 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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