We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
49 of its 59 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 13 of Bamako's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
119 of its 201 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
23 of its 31 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Algiers accounted for 21 of Algeria's 23 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
85 of its 121 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jakarta accounted for 47 of Indonesia's 85 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).
452 of its 1,158 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 135 of Sydney's 175 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (102 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Beirut accounted for 39 of Lebanon's 52 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 31 of Beirut's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
25 of its 36 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 12 of Almaty's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).
646 of its 1,579 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 72 of Toronto's 139 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
9,154 of its 19,430 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 833 of Washington's 1,281 stories were about protests or strikes. Tropical storm was named in 247 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge, landslides and west nile virus.
Kabul accounted for 59 of Afghanistan's 108 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Russia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (247 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 22,391 stories about harm among 59,964 counted on 6 Jun.
Stories about people being harmed made up 37 in every 100 of the day's 59,964 stories, above the usual 34. Mentions of heavy rain ran about three times their usual in Mexico's news. A year earlier, on 7 June 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 37 today. Mali stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%.
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 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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