We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
574 of its 1,591 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Paris accounted for 428 of France's 574 stories about harm, carried by 736 outlets. 347 of Paris' 428 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (360 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
41 of its 78 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Chisinau accounted for 39 of Moldova's 41 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
165 of its 458 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Hurricane was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatstroke, tropical storm and meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
147 of its 366 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Stockholm accounted for 106 of Sweden's 147 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 69 of Stockholm's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
28 of its 59 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Havana accounted for 21 of Cuba's 28 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
64 of its 195 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami.
7 of its 14 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 4 of Tirana's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
36 of its 52 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Vietnam (43 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Thailand (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 20,773 stories about harm among 113,312 counted on 30 Jun.
The news turned to France for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 113,312 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Pakistan's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. France stood out: 36% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. On 30 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 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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