We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
438 of its 671 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jakarta accounted for 327 of Indonesia's 438 stories about harm, carried by 386 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
261 of its 383 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 139 of Venezuela's 261 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
43 of its 53 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Badme accounted for 30 of Eritrea's 43 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. 30 of Badme's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Earthquake was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
190 of its 283 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Illness was named in 88 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.
484 of its 764 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (212 stories). Road crashes were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
149 of its 208 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
158 of its 227 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
97 of its 239 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Power cuts were named in 38 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.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Iraq (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Poland (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in North Korea (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Gabon (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 41,762 stories about harm among 203,940 counted on 22 Jun.
People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Cuba. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 203,940 stories, as usual. It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. In Vanuatu's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual. Indonesia stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.
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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.