We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
103 of its 114 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Srebrenica accounted for 70 of Bosnia's 103 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
382 of its 848 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Train derailment was named in 111 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with polio.
254 of its 948 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
26 of its 42 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
36 of its 40 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Solhan accounted for 29 of Burkina Faso's 36 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
34 of its 54 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (185 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.
Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Hantavirus was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Australia (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in China (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); hantavirus in US (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,316 stories about harm among 90,872 counted on 8 Jun.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 25 February 2020. A year earlier, on 8 June 2020, 35 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Bosnia stood out: 90% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%. 22 in every 100 of the day's 90,872 news stories were about people being harmed, 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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