We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
29 of its 60 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Baghdad accounted for 22 of Iraq's 29 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 19 of Baghdad's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
41 of its 59 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Damascus accounted for 17 of Syria's 41 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
165 of its 511 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.
35 of its 123 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).
412 of its 2,017 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 123 of Tiananmen's 183 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Colombo accounted for 31 of Sri Lanka's 46 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Jerusalem accounted for 240 of Israel's 818 stories about harm, carried by 285 outlets. Wildfires were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
12 of its 31 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories).
20 of its 66 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 15 of Pyongyang's 17 stories were about protests or strikes.
188 of its 776 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (53 stories).
Also named far more than usual: covid in Mexico (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Sri Lanka (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in Australia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Israel (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 17,950 stories about harm among 107,073 counted on 4 Jun.
It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 March 2024. of the day's 107,073 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Iraq stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. A year earlier, on 5 June 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 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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