We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
260 of its 441 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 180 of Iran's 260 stories about harm, carried by 285 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
72 of its 123 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 29 of Oromo's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Dhaka accounted for 90 of Bangladesh's 157 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Flooding was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
96 of its 207 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Brussels accounted for 59 of Belgium's 96 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories).
51 of its 76 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Khartoum accounted for 31 of Sudan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 18 of Khartoum's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
114 of its 147 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 52 of Afghanistan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
29 of its 73 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 7 of Laventille's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories).
119 of its 169 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
118 of its 284 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 17 of Hong Kong's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Flu was named in 276 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: flu in China (276 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Syria (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Malaysia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Russia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Nigeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 33,368 stories about harm among 110,280 counted on 30 Jun.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 11 March 2020. It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. In China's news, mentions of the flu ran about 7 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 110,280 stories, below the usual 33.
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 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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