We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
552 of its 640 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Khost accounted for 199 of Afghanistan's 552 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (444 stories). Natural hazards were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 46 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Quito accounted for 26 of Ecuador's 30 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 26 of Quito's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
28 of its 78 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Covid was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
93 of its 335 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seoul accounted for 74 of South Korea's 93 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Chickenpox was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
105 of its 291 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
97 of its 225 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 67 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
85 of its 137 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kigali accounted for 62 of Rwanda's 85 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Malta (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Ghana (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); chickenpox in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Singapore (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 18,507 stories about harm among 84,222 counted on 22 Jun.
In Denmark's news, mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 84,222 stories, as usual. Afghanistan's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%. On 22 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 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 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 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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