We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
70 of its 98 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tripoli accounted for 41 of Libya's 70 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
25 of its 49 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). HIV was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
95 of its 134 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 95 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
27 of its 39 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 6 of Bamako's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
87 of its 123 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
1,490 of its 3,102 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (110 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Pyongyang accounted for 83 of North Korea's 94 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. 55 of Pyongyang's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 47 of Afghanistan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 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.
12 of Brasilia's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Ukraine (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Pakistan (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in UK (93 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 35,208 stories about harm among 109,357 counted on 16 Jun.
Mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual in Lesotho's news. On 17 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 32 today. Libya stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%. 32 in every 100 of the day's 109,357 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 34.
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 about as 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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