We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Minsk accounted for 18 of Belarus' 22 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 12 of Minsk's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
891 of its 1,792 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Beijing accounted for 410 of China's 891 stories about harm, carried by 505 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
95 of its 191 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Harare accounted for 64 of Zimbabwe's 95 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
54 of its 76 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
123 of its 206 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 10 of Sao Paulo's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 7 of Tbilisi's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Bamako accounted for 17 of Mali's 18 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 15 of Bamako's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 59 stories about harm, carried by 333 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
10 of its 18 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 5 of Bucharest's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
24 of its 41 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Bangladesh (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Afghanistan (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Italy (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in India (39 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 19,181 stories about harm among 59,496 counted on 20 Jun.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Syria. Stories about people being harmed made up 32 in every 100 of the day's 59,496 stories, below the usual 34. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Bangladesh's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. the news turned to Belarus for the second day running.
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?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.