We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
99 of its 125 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Yerevan accounted for 96 of Armenia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 93 of Yerevan's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
929 of its 1,048 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 527 of Afghanistan's 929 stories about harm, carried by 537 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (709 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
70 of its 146 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Wildfires were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
315 of its 923 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (215 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
144 of its 224 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kiev accounted for 132 of Ukraine's 144 stories about harm, carried by 222 outlets. 130 of Kiev's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
176 of its 194 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Managua accounted for 160 of Nicaragua's 176 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 148 of Managua's 160 stories were about protests or strikes. House fires were named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
169 of its 330 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 50 of Istanbul's 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
247 of its 314 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. 101 of Damascus' 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
81 of its 88 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. Escuintla accounted for 74 of Guatemala's 81 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
199 of its 267 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: house fires in Nicaragua (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Puerto Rico (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Cambodia (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Libya (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in U.S. Virgin Islands (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 22,099 stories about harm among 98,150 counted on 17 Jun.
Armenia stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 98,150 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. Portugal's news mentioned wildfires more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan.
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 about as 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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