We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
405 of its 442 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Khartoum accounted for 380 of Sudan's 405 stories about harm, carried by 362 outlets. 374 of Khartoum's 380 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
106 of its 123 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Phnom Penh accounted for 101 of Cambodia's 106 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
58 of its 61 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Ouallam accounted for 46 of Niger's 58 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
45 of its 88 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
141 of its 270 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Almaty accounted for 130 of Kazakhstan's 141 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. 127 of Almaty's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories).
520 of its 1,549 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 101 of Mexico City's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (351 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
29 of its 56 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger.
60 of its 107 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Dengue was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
87 of its 151 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
92 of its 281 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
Also named far more than usual: drought in North Korea (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Malaysia (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Colombia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in China (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 17,908 stories about harm among 92,224 counted on 9 Jun.
The news turned to Sudan for the eighth day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 92,224 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. North Korea's news mentioned the drought about three times as often as usual. On 9 June 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 7 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
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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