We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
46 of its 55 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Tegucigalpa accounted for 38 of Honduras' 46 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 28 of Tegucigalpa's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
56 of its 80 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Tropical storm was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, hurricane and flooding.
171 of its 235 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Jenin accounted for 141 of Palestine's 171 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 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.
53 of its 161 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
502 of its 1,989 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Building collapse was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with poisoning.
29 of its 81 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Tropical storm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
468 of its 1,962 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave, heatstroke and poisoning.
28 of its 67 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Freetown accounted for 19 of Sierra Leone's 28 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 10 of Freetown's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.
97 of its 411 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Brasilia's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories).
107 of its 549 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Drownings were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.
Also named far more than usual: flu in Vietnam (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Belize (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Spain (17 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); helicopter crash in China (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 22,536 stories about harm among 122,661 counted on 22 Jun.
It was the third day running that the news turned to Honduras. of the day's 122,661 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Barbados' news mentioned tropical storm about 5 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 22 June 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Honduras, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 56% is usual.
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 much 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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