We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
56 of its 99 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 18 of Tulua's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 68 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 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.
31 of its 40 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
21 of its 38 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tropical storm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with cyclone and hurricane.
130 of its 362 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 36 of Accra's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
16 of its 30 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 4 of Dakar's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
141 of its 305 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ankara accounted for 76 of Türkiye's 141 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
37 of its 61 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jenin accounted for 19 of Palestine's 37 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Polio was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Jammu accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 60 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Covid was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Kashmir (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Philippines (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 18,140 stories about harm among 85,467 counted on 29 Jun.
The news turned to Colombia for the third day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 85,467 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Bahamas' news, mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual. Colombia stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. On 29 June 2021, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 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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