We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
89 of its 170 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Lusaka accounted for 73 of Zambia's 89 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 54 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Abidjan accounted for 27 of Côte d’Ivoire's 32 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. 21 of Abidjan's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).
48 of its 74 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Kathmandu accounted for 34 of Nepal's 48 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.
152 of its 254 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
38 of its 51 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Pyongyang accounted for 27 of North Korea's 38 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Typhoon was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and hunger.
58 of its 114 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
23 of its 43 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).
6 of its 10 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
36 of its 131 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in North Korea (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Brazil (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Afghanistan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Australia (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in US (145 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 20,049 stories about harm among 92,249 counted on 17 Jun.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 24 February 2020. of the day's 92,249 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 24. Zambia's news mentioned respiratory illness more than ten times as often as usual. On 17 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 32 in every 100, against 22 today. In Zambia, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual.
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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