We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
55 of its 71 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dakar accounted for 50 of Senegal's 55 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. 36 of Dakar's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
2,122 of its 5,226 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,186 stories). Train derailment was named in 927 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
195 of its 325 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 95 of Israel's 195 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (34 stories). Heatwave was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with train derailment. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
59 of its 165 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured 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.
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Poisoning was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Kyiv accounted for 67 of Ukraine's 122 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
20 of its 43 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 6 of Beirut's 12 stories were about protests or strikes.
10 of its 32 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
9 of its 19 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Japan (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in Türkiye (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (92 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 13,195 stories about harm among 65,134 counted on 3 Jun.
The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 19 March 2023. 20 in every 100 of the day's 65,134 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. For the third day running, the news turned to Senegal. People injured were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about India and the US. Senegal's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.
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 much harsher 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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