We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
37 of its 77 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Freetown accounted for 31 of Sierra Leone's 37 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Ebola was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with outbreaks. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
84 of its 117 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Nablus accounted for 75 of Palestine's 84 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
30 of its 82 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories).
302 of its 1,014 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave and storms.
93 of its 210 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 43 of Israel's 93 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Moscow accounted for 624 of Russia's 911 stories about harm, carried by 892 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Heavy rain was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and heatwave. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
17 of its 48 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
6 of its 12 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in China (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in India (26 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 12,407 stories about harm among 64,247 counted on 24 Jun.
The news turned to Sierra Leone for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 64,247 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Sierra Leone's news, mentions of Ebola ran about three times their usual. Sierra Leone stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. On 24 June 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 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 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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