We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
409 of its 521 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jammu accounted for 188 of Kashmir's 409 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (227 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
65 of its 220 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Building collapse was named in 20 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.
56 of its 92 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tirana accounted for 46 of Albania's 56 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
154 of its 575 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 80 of Athens' 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories). Rabies was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
199 of its 221 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Managua accounted for 180 of Nicaragua's 199 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 154 of Managua's 180 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
127 of its 284 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
652 of its 1,371 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (417 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 12 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
332 of its 913 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Tropical storm was named in 115 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, flooding and landslides.
Also named far more than usual: hiv in Hong Kong (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (115 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zambia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Israel (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 37,827 stories about harm among 198,831 counted on 15 Jun.
Mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual in Hong Kong's news. of the day's 198,831 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba. It was the second day running that the news turned to Kashmir. In Kashmir, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.
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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