We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,645 of its 4,371 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (656 stories). Train derailment was named in 447 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with bridge collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
35 of its 44 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Dakar accounted for 33 of Senegal's 35 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. 23 of Dakar's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
228 of its 602 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Poisoning was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
268 of its 952 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (94 stories). Heavy rain was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with outbreaks, dengue and drownings.
42 of its 53 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 28 of Somalia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 20 of Mogadishu's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
38 of its 117 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Stockholm accounted for 28 of Sweden's 38 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 15 of Stockholm's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
298 of its 1,177 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 129 of Tiananmen's 170 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
87 of its 213 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
26 of its 77 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 12 of Causeway Bay's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories).
33 of its 103 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 13 of Warsaw's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Saudi Arabia (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Afghanistan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Poland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 10,951 stories about harm among 56,321 counted on 4 Jun.
It was the third day running that the news turned to India. of the day's 56,321 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. India stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. A year earlier, on 4 June 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Senegal, on 4 of 7 days.
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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