We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
384 of its 501 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 276 of Afghanistan's 384 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Polio was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
580 of its 1,326 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (392 stories). Tropical storm was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
89 of its 126 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tbilisi accounted for 89 of Georgia's 89 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 87 of Tbilisi's 89 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
108 of its 180 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Punta Cana accounted for 88 of the Dominican Republic's 108 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Avalanche was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
189 of its 251 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Amhara accounted for 106 of Ethiopia's 189 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
236 of its 574 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (49 stories). Outbreaks were named in 120 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
102 of its 285 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Gas explosion was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse.
50 of its 159 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Earthquake was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
430 of its 1,448 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
119 of its 426 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Austria (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Panama (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in North Korea (120 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); drought in Colombia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 37,083 stories about harm among 184,239 counted on 26 Jun.
In Austria's news, mentions of gas explosion ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 184,239 stories, as usual. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Palestine. In Afghanistan, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual. A year earlier, on 26 June 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 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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