We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
151 of its 163 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 134 of Honduras' 151 stories about harm, carried by 417 outlets. 115 of Tegucigalpa's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
29 of its 59 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tunis accounted for 23 of Tunisia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Train derailment was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
98 of its 259 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bucharest accounted for 76 of Romania's 98 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
216 of its 278 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Jenin accounted for 108 of Palestine's 216 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
73 of its 188 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
34 of its 34 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lesser Antilles accounted for 28 of Guadeloupe's 34 stories about harm, carried by 272 outlets. Hurricane was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone.
44 of its 73 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Hurricane was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.
44 of its 92 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
248 of its 522 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
16 of its 39 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Guadeloupe (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in Barbados (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); gas explosion in France (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Belize (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 22,248 stories about harm among 122,916 counted on 21 Jun.
Honduras stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 122,916 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Honduras. On 21 June 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 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.
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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