We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
283 of its 411 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 122 of Bangladesh's 283 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (208 stories). Accidents were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
15 of its 16 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Brazzaville accounted for 13 of Congo's 15 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
30 of its 85 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
321 of its 946 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (159 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
40 of its 96 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Athens accounted for 36 of Greece's 40 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
20 of its 57 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 7 of Almaty's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories).
163 of its 414 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.
795 of its 2,404 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (85 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
14 of Tehran's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 3 of Vienna's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (62 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Iran (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in UK (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 8,825 stories about harm among 37,266 counted on 5 Jun.
The Philippines' news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 37,266 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In Bangladesh, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. A year earlier, on 5 June 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to China, on 3 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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