We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Quito accounted for 24 of Ecuador's 26 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 23 of Quito's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
282 of its 323 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Oslo accounted for 273 of Norway's 282 stories about harm, carried by 643 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (229 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
108 of its 315 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
151 of its 195 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 58 of Afghanistan's 151 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Cholera was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger and flooding.
39 of its 56 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ramallah accounted for 33 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
69 of its 128 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
21 of its 45 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).
13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
217 of its 542 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
9 of its 9 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Somalia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Iran (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Italy (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Türkiye (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 9,982 stories about harm among 43,140 counted on 25 Jun.
For the fifth day running, the news turned to Ecuador. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 43,140 stories, above the usual 22. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Somalia's news. In Ecuador, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. On 25 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as today.
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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