We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
211 of its 509 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Cairo accounted for 181 of Egypt's 211 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
179 of its 204 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Sevare accounted for 161 of Mali's 179 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
68 of its 132 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 23 of Kampala's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
283 of its 403 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 142 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
329 of its 569 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 102 of Gaza's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
420 of its 918 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (200 stories). Drownings were named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
332 of its 866 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Earthquake was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
148 of its 182 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Hunger was named in 101 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
43 of its 50 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Mboro accounted for 32 of South Sudan's 43 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
17 of its 65 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (101 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Puerto Rico (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Zimbabwe (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in New Zealand (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Italy (60 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 25,855 stories about harm among 115,265 counted on 30 Jun.
Mentions of the hunger ran about 5 times their usual in Sudan's news. In Egypt, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 115,265 stories, above the usual 20. A year earlier, on 30 June 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.
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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