We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
515 of its 858 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 400 of Israel's 515 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. 351 of Jerusalem's 400 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (261 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
102 of its 120 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sanaa accounted for 78 of Yemen's 102 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Hunger was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
387 of its 751 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Lampedusa accounted for 294 of Italy's 387 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (132 stories).
94 of its 300 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
212 of its 554 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
53 of its 68 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
311 of its 451 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kabul accounted for 231 of Afghanistan's 311 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
227 of its 596 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 80 of Mexico City's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Hurricane was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
444 of its 930 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Earthquake was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
1,387 of its 4,922 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (205 stories). Building collapse was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Palestine (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Canada (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (17 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 20,039 stories about harm among 96,443 counted on 29 Jun.
People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Dominican Republic. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 96,443 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Yemen's news mentioned the hunger about 4 times as often as usual.
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 much 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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