We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
83 of its 135 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tigray accounted for 68 of Ethiopia's 83 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
91 of its 192 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Lusaka accounted for 65 of Zambia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Respiratory illness was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 60 of Afghanistan's 105 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Outbreaks were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
40 of its 65 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 3 of Caracas' 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).
30 of its 52 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
81 of its 163 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
16 of its 20 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
58 of its 105 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
20 of its 34 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 9 of Abidjan's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.
21 of its 30 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Indonesia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Nepal (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Palestine (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); natural hazards in Iran (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 18,643 stories about harm among 84,974 counted on 18 Jun.
Of the day's 84,974 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 24. A year earlier, on 18 June 2020, 31 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.
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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