We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
319 of its 486 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Mecca accounted for 151 of Saudi Arabia's 319 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
351 of its 607 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Earthquake was named in 157 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami, poisoning and building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
104 of its 139 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 4 of Port-au-Prince's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
103 of its 152 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Pulwama accounted for 49 of Kashmir's 103 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Kabul accounted for 59 of Afghanistan's 97 stories about harm, carried by 136 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 39 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
351 of its 898 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
122 of its 246 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Cairo accounted for 68 of Egypt's 122 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets.
40 of its 75 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Cyprus (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Russia (29 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Ireland (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in France (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 33,532 stories about harm among 109,125 counted on 23 Jun.
In Mexico's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and South Korea. 31 in every 100 of the day's 109,125 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 34. A year earlier, on 24 June 2019, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 31 today.
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 softer 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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