We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
242 of its 323 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kuwait City accounted for 107 of Kuwait's 242 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
89 of its 182 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Buenos Aires accounted for 77 of Argentina's 89 stories about harm, carried by 295 outlets. 72 of Buenos Aires' 77 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories).
126 of its 188 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jammu accounted for 85 of Kashmir's 126 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
34 of its 112 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
27 of its 43 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. the Red Sea accounted for 27 of Djibouti's 27 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
37 of its 119 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 21 of Yerevan's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
27 of its 62 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Plane crash was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
54 of its 116 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 28 of Iran's 54 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).
Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
22 of its 27 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Greece (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Djibouti (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plane crash in Malawi (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Puerto Rico (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (38 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 18,640 stories about harm among 108,478 counted on 13 Jun.
Kuwait's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 108,478 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 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 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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