We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
852 of its 1,465 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kherson accounted for 330 of Ukraine's 852 stories about harm, carried by 577 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (178 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. 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.
Dakar accounted for 22 of Senegal's 35 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 13 of Dakar's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
53 of its 75 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabuga accounted for 31 of Rwanda's 53 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
93 of its 184 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Illness was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
63 of its 78 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Grandanse accounted for 30 of Haiti's 63 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Earthquake was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Khartoum accounted for 44 of Sudan's 72 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 25 of Khartoum's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Dhaka accounted for 55 of Bangladesh's 105 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,226 of its 4,443 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).
15 of its 47 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Illness was named in 62 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Italy (62 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Jersey (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Uganda (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 23,149 stories about harm among 122,922 counted on 7 Jun.
19 in every 100 of the day's 122,922 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 7 June 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 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 19 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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