We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
74 of its 120 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (55 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
200 of its 445 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 140 of Iran's 200 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
66 of its 213 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Tornadoes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Kabul accounted for 53 of Afghanistan's 86 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
191 of its 451 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Moscow accounted for 99 of Russia's 191 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
32 of its 35 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Ebola was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.
38 of its 65 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lai Chi Kok accounted for 26 of Hong Kong's 38 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).
23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Typhoon was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
19 of its 30 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 68 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kampala accounted for 26 of Uganda's 34 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Guinea (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in North Korea (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Nepal (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in US (250 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Australia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 11,280 stories about harm among 46,604 counted on 19 Jun.
Brazil stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. 24 in every 100 of the day's 46,604 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Guinea's news, mentions of Ebola ran about 5 times their usual. On 19 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 31 in every 100, against 24 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 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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