We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
47 of its 112 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Istanbul accounted for 30 of Türkiye's 47 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (25 stories). Building collapse was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
71 of its 127 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 40 of Iran's 71 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
58 of its 293 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 36 of Seoul's 40 stories were about protests or strikes.
Mexico City accounted for 64 of Mexico's 91 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
124 of its 332 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Storms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
37 of its 73 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
39 of its 86 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Colombo accounted for 32 of Sri Lanka's 39 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
39 of its 90 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
97 of its 304 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Switzerland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Japan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Lebanon (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Saudi Arabia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Germany (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 9,405 stories about harm among 50,842 counted on 2 Jun.
In Türkiye's news, mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 50,842 stories, as usual. Türkiye's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. A year earlier, on 3 June 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Hong Kong, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.
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 about as 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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