We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
56 of its 74 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ramallah accounted for 48 of Palestine's 56 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 43 of Ramallah's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
95 of its 164 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Dhaka accounted for 56 of Bangladesh's 95 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
36 of its 76 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
43 of its 84 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Beirut accounted for 35 of Lebanon's 43 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. 24 of Beirut's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories).
20 of its 53 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
189 of its 492 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
65 of its 104 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bangkok accounted for 47 of Thailand's 65 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Australia (102 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Russia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); building collapse in US (246 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 10,397 stories about harm among 41,500 counted on 27 Jun.
In Yemen's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual. On 27 June 2020, a year earlier, the share was 33 in every 100, against 25 today. Palestine's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 52%. of the day's 41,500 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. This week the news turned most often to Ethiopia, on 4 of 7 days.
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 much harsher 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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