We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
61 of its 91 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Badme accounted for 54 of Eritrea's 61 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,056 of its 1,134 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Escuintla accounted for 693 of Guatemala's 1,056 stories about harm, carried by 793 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
23 of its 49 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 17 of Bishkek's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
98 of its 136 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tirana accounted for 90 of Albania's 98 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).
147 of its 170 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tunis accounted for 97 of Tunisia's 147 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories).
72 of its 197 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 58 of Sidi Ali's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories).
260 of its 709 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (125 stories). Outbreaks were named in 209 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness, dengue and rubella.
201 of its 232 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Drownings were named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
46 of its 163 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
368 of its 472 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Brazil (209 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Côte d’Ivoire (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Yemen (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (58 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Chile (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 41,076 stories about harm among 230,523 counted on 6 Jun.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 10 November 2016. In Brazil's news, mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual. Eritrea stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 230,523 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.
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 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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