We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
66 of its 88 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Khartoum accounted for 51 of Sudan's 66 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 47 of Khartoum's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. South Ossetia accounted for 14 of Georgia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of its 25 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
49 of its 138 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Wieze accounted for 40 of Belgium's 49 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Food poisoning was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
36 of its 105 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 8 of Warsaw's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
33 of its 50 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 10 of Quito's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
63 of its 174 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 23 of Hong Kong Island's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
16 of its 40 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
36 of its 107 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Covid was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Kashmir (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Japan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in China (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 18,006 stories about harm among 85,381 counted on 30 Jun.
Mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Belgium's news. of the day's 85,381 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Sudan stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%. On 30 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 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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