We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
291 of its 358 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 108 of Afghanistan's 291 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Earthquake was named in 243 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger, flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
28 of its 40 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Quito accounted for 21 of Ecuador's 28 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 21 of Quito's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
31 of its 103 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
23 of its 31 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 72 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 3 of Birkirkara's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
15 of its 34 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 6 of Tripoli's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Polio was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 52 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Havana accounted for 18 of Cuba's 33 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets.
28 of its 58 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: illness in Malta (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Rwanda (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (20 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 16,494 stories about harm among 79,171 counted on 24 Jun.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 May 2022. of the day's 79,171 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Afghanistan for the third day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual in Afghanistan's news. A year earlier, on 24 June 2021, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 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 21 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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