We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
138 of its 209 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
205 of its 251 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Preah accounted for 154 of Cambodia's 205 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Building collapse was named in 119 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
73 of its 153 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Arys accounted for 68 of Kazakhstan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
87 of its 124 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Nouakchott accounted for 72 of Mauritania's 87 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 63 of Nouakchott's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,702 of its 3,988 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 1,353 of Iran's 1,702 stories about harm, carried by 1,083 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (755 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Tbilisi accounted for 88 of Georgia's 92 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 85 of Tbilisi's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
247 of its 498 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (150 stories). Train derailment was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
279 of its 512 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Tsunami was named in 208 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hiv.
229 of its 654 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Plague was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
190 of its 283 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (208 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in Nepal (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ethiopia (63 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Dominican Republic (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Bangladesh (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 32,887 stories about harm among 156,347 counted on 24 Jun.
Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 156,347 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cyprus, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Indonesia's news mentioned the tsunami about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 24 June 2018, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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 harsher 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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