We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
49 of its 76 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 30 of Palestine's 49 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 16 of Gaza's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
108 of its 196 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Colombo accounted for 73 of Sri Lanka's 108 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
90 of its 164 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Taipei accounted for 56 of Taiwan's 90 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
908 of its 2,301 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 191 of Beijing's 301 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories).
35 of its 63 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 13 of Phnom Penh's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
45 of its 166 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 139 of Israel's 272 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Romania (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Israel (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Canada (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in UK (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in US (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 19,949 stories about harm among 87,164 counted on 4 Jun.
Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake about 9 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 4 June 2020, 35 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. In Palestine, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 51% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 87,164 stories, below the usual 25.
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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