We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
86 of its 120 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tulua accounted for 35 of Colombia's 86 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 26 of Tulua's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
107 of its 202 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Aqaba accounted for 86 of Jordan's 107 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Gas explosion was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
184 of its 621 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (26 stories). Hunger was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
82 of its 110 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Idlib accounted for 35 of Syria's 82 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 67 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hurricane was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone, tropical storm and storms.
446 of its 880 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
18 of its 28 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
21 of its 57 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
48 of its 101 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Cyclone was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and flooding.
33 of its 60 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Trinidad & Tobago (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Venezuela (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Nepal (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (29 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 18,337 stories about harm among 82,075 counted on 28 Jun.
In Trinidad & Tobago's news, mentions of the cyclone ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 82,075 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Colombia. In Colombia, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. A year earlier, on 28 June 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 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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