We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
162 of its 294 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Sylhet accounted for 60 of Bangladesh's 162 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides, power cuts and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
145 of its 199 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kabul accounted for 109 of Afghanistan's 145 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
82 of its 138 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kigali accounted for 41 of Rwanda's 82 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
Colombo accounted for 47 of Sri Lanka's 65 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 25 of Colombo's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories).
48 of its 74 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
49 of its 228 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Doha accounted for 46 of Qatar's 49 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
81 of its 370 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
42 of its 135 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Brussels accounted for 31 of Belgium's 42 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
16 of its 21 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
18 of its 23 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Macao (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Romania (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Türkiye (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Spain (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 14,249 stories about harm among 66,178 counted on 20 Jun.
The news turned to Bangladesh for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 66,178 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Bangladesh's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 6 times their usual. On 20 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 22 today. Bangladesh's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 42%.
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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