We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
506 of its 919 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (232 stories). Train derailment was named in 208 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 190 of Israel's 288 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. 121 of Jerusalem's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
34 of its 58 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
106 of its 211 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Colombo accounted for 73 of Sri Lanka's 106 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides.
40 of its 45 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Solhan accounted for 30 of Burkina Faso's 40 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
33 of its 104 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Amman's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
91 of its 225 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
108 of its 182 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Taipei accounted for 60 of Taiwan's 108 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets.
28 of its 106 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).
Also named far more than usual: flooding in Sri Lanka (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in India (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 18,333 stories about harm among 79,419 counted on 7 Jun.
Pakistan's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. On 7 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 38 in every 100, against 23 today. In Pakistan, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 79,419 stories, below the usual 25.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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?
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