We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
264 of its 761 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 71 of Tiananmen's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Train derailment was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and hurricane. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
45 of its 57 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Mopti accounted for 22 of Mali's 45 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
69 of its 254 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories). Train derailment was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
58 of its 131 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
82 of its 125 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Jammu accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 82 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Khartoum accounted for 14 of Sudan's 20 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 14 of Khartoum's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 43 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
6 of its 7 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
826 of its 2,455 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).
33 of its 103 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Kuwait (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in UK (36 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in US (237 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 9,869 stories about harm among 42,709 counted on 4 Jun.
For the second day running, the news turned to China. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 42,709 stories, as usual. China's news was 35% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On 4 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as 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 23 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 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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