We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
76 of its 103 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 49 of Afghanistan's 76 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Outbreaks were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
89 of its 122 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
104 of its 146 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
8 of Amsterdam's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
157 of its 344 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 91 of Israel's 157 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
715 of its 1,432 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Beijing accounted for 295 of China's 715 stories about harm, carried by 510 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (239 stories). Overdoses were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. 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.
27 of its 36 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
118 of its 164 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
30 of its 40 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Bangladesh (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Italy (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Israel (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in US (306 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 17,069 stories about harm among 50,191 counted on 21 Jun.
Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 34 in every 100 of the day's 50,191 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 22 June 2019, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 34 today. Afghanistan stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%. This week the news turned most often to Belarus, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 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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