We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
196 of its 375 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 23 of Guadalajara's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storm surge. 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.
14 of its 14 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. 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.
Kabul accounted for 39 of Afghanistan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 98 of Iran's 160 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).
93 of Sydney's 181 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (83 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 6 of Bamako's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.
17 of its 31 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 8 of Pyongyang's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
17 of its 28 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Norway (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Russia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Italy (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in South Korea (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Germany (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 35,609 stories about harm among 104,567 counted on 5 Jun.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to Mexico. Stories about people being harmed made up 34 in every 100 of the day's 104,567 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 6 June 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 34 today. Mexico stood out: 52% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.
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 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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