We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
178 of its 372 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Mzuzu accounted for 101 of Malawi's 178 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (110 stories). Plane crash was named in 58 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.
123 of its 193 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 69 of Kashmir's 123 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.
33 of its 56 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 19 of Haiti's 33 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Cholera was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
83 of its 100 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (57 stories). Drownings were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 78 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
106 of its 306 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bangkok accounted for 87 of Thailand's 106 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories).
22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
26 of its 59 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: drownings in Yemen (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Greece (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Switzerland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Malaysia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Canada (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 18,481 stories about harm among 105,511 counted on 11 Jun.
In Malawi's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 105,511 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Malawi. In Malawi, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. A year earlier, on 12 June 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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 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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