We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
41 of its 49 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Yangon accounted for 24 of Myanmar's 41 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
79 of its 212 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Landslides were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 104 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kabul accounted for 36 of Afghanistan's 62 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Earthquake was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
150 of its 363 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (73 stories). Hurricane was named in 100 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, landslides and cyclone.
24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kidal accounted for 13 of Mali's 24 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).
53 of its 84 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
79 of its 121 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jammu accounted for 44 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
24 of Abadan's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Building collapse was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (100 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in Iran (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Iraq (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Malaysia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 19,060 stories about harm among 87,667 counted on 1 Jun.
Of the day's 87,667 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 1 June 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Over May, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 in May 2021.
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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