We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
124 of its 201 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
42 of its 78 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Beirut accounted for 32 of Lebanon's 42 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 27 of Beirut's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
72 of its 96 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 53 of Afghanistan's 72 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
205 of its 415 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
201 of its 442 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Paris accounted for 151 of France's 201 stories about harm, carried by 400 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Dhaka accounted for 78 of Bangladesh's 145 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
136 of its 336 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
23 of its 52 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 10 of Yerevan's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Overdoses were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Beijing accounted for 311 of China's 597 stories about harm, carried by 683 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Zimbabwe (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 17,847 stories about harm among 50,283 counted on 14 Jun.
In Türkiye's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 35 in every 100 of the day's 50,283 stories, above the usual 34. A year earlier, on 15 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 35 today. In Türkiye, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Kashmir, on 4 of 7 days.
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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