We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
317 of its 644 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Lampedusa accounted for 253 of Italy's 317 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (142 stories). Drownings were named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with bridge collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
136 of its 173 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 121 of Venezuela's 136 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
255 of its 507 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 129 of Mexico City's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Hurricane was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tropical storm.
205 of its 231 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (192 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
126 of its 184 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. 62 of University of Hong Kong's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
427 of its 488 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Khartoum accounted for 399 of Sudan's 427 stories about harm, carried by 366 outlets. 388 of Khartoum's 399 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
153 of its 225 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tripoli accounted for 142 of Libya's 153 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (85 stories). Outbreaks were named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis and hunger.
394 of its 486 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kabul accounted for 219 of Afghanistan's 394 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
784 of its 1,289 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 725 of Israel's 784 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (522 stories).
23 of its 94 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 16 of Manama's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (20 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Libya (85 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in North Korea (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Zimbabwe (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in China (43 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Palestine (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 18,085 stories about harm among 85,028 counted on 30 Jun.
Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. 21 in every 100 of the day's 85,028 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Libya's news mentioned outbreaks more than ten times as often as usual. Italy's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. This week the news turned most often to Venezuela, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 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 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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