We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
193 of its 302 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 84 of Bangladesh's 193 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (98 stories). Accidents were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
543 of its 1,315 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
228 of its 603 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.
16 of its 47 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 12 of Kuwait City's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 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.
14 of its 37 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Tropical storm was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
16 of its 35 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
27 of its 79 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
24 of its 81 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Australia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 15,354 stories about harm among 72,134 counted on 6 Jun.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. of the day's 72,134 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. A year earlier, on 6 June 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Bangladesh's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.
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 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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