We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
330 of its 531 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Kalamata accounted for 207 of Greece's 330 stories about harm, carried by 398 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Hypothermia was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drownings and respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
150 of its 485 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (87 stories). Poisoning was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
419 of its 1,753 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (98 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria and hiv.
104 of its 156 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories).
103 of its 335 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Stockholm accounted for 68 of Sweden's 103 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
267 of its 807 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Earthquake was named in 91 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tsunami.
58 of its 139 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (134 stories). Cyclone was named in 386 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding, storm surge and typhoon.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Pakistan (109 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (91 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in India (386 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Haiti (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); accidents in Egypt (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 22,758 stories about harm among 123,699 counted on 15 Jun.
Greece stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 123,699 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Greece. On 15 June 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 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 18 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 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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