We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
121 of its 142 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 86 of Yemen's 121 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Masaya accounted for 64 of Nicaragua's 68 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 60 of Masaya's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 62 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
207 of its 841 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
100 of its 124 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Yerevan accounted for 84 of Armenia's 100 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
192 of its 214 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 145 of Somalia's 192 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
86 of its 229 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 32 of Hanoi's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (41 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
176 of its 379 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Hunger was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 6 times its own usual.
171 of its 183 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Guatemala City accounted for 108 of Guatemala's 171 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 54 of Guatemala City's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
229 of its 1,335 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (109 stories). Outbreaks were named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (51 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Israel (110 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 20,818 stories about harm among 120,014 counted on 10 Jun.
No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 9 November 2016. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 120,014 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of the hurricane ran about 8 times their usual in Mexico's news. A year earlier, on 10 June 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. This week the news turned most often to Guatemala, on 3 of 7 days.
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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