We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
77 of its 123 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Hebron accounted for 47 of Palestine's 77 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 40 of Hebron's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
122 of its 177 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tigray accounted for 91 of Ethiopia's 122 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
118 of its 219 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
76 of its 211 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
189 of its 655 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Typhoon was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
4 of Ndjamena's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Kabul accounted for 83 of Afghanistan's 158 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
24 of its 77 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
10 of its 14 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: illness in Oman (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Israel (33 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Singapore (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Russia (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 20,398 stories about harm among 92,465 counted on 24 Jun.
Of the day's 92,465 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. A year earlier, on 24 June 2020, 30 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 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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