We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
147 of its 202 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kabul accounted for 123 of Afghanistan's 147 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
161 of its 314 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Sylhet accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 161 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 75 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.
67 of its 151 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
20 of its 23 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Hwanghae accounted for 14 of North Korea's 20 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Cholera was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
26 of its 39 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Amhara accounted for 16 of Ethiopia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
59 of its 252 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Wildfires were named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave and storms.
9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 7 of Quito's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
37 of its 99 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Kigali accounted for 17 of Rwanda's 32 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
7 of its 12 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 4 of Skopje's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Spain (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (51 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in France (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in China (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 8,259 stories about harm among 37,317 counted on 19 Jun.
Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Spain and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 37,317 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. In Bangladesh's news, mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual. On 19 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today. This week the news turned most often to Sudan, on 3 of 7 days.
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 22 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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