We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
89 of its 125 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tolima accounted for 38 of Colombia's 89 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
88 of its 164 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Oslo accounted for 60 of Norway's 88 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Snowstorms were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
374 of its 843 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (213 stories). Poisoning was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
42 of its 70 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Quito accounted for 32 of Ecuador's 42 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 29 of Quito's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
81 of its 153 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Aqaba accounted for 59 of Jordan's 81 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories).
21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
47 of its 182 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Tornadoes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
98 of its 422 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
20 of its 62 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
53 of Sydney's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (45 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in Netherlands (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Japan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Pakistan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Australia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 15,500 stories about harm among 72,322 counted on 27 Jun.
Mentions of snowstorms ran more than ten times their usual in Norway's news. of the day's 72,322 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Colombia stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. A year earlier, on 27 June 2021, 25 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 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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