We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
462 of its 583 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tunis accounted for 393 of Tunisia's 462 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (337 stories). Plague was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.
74 of its 118 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Ulawun accounted for 50 of Papua New Guinea's 74 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
132 of its 229 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Caracas accounted for 92 of Venezuela's 132 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. 54 of Caracas' 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
84 of its 127 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Punta Cana accounted for 53 of the Dominican Republic's 84 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
50 of its 132 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
283 of its 1,086 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (134 stories). Outbreaks were named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
13 of its 27 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 11 of Ulaanbaatar's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).
336 of its 494 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
384 of its 1,156 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Hurricane was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tropical storm.
465 of its 1,706 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (128 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: gas explosion in Austria (46 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in DR Congo (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Spain (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in France (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 33,554 stories about harm among 179,918 counted on 27 Jun.
Tunisia stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. A year earlier, on 27 June 2018, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. of the day's 179,918 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.
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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