We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
113 of its 166 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kuwait City accounted for 38 of Kuwait's 113 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 49 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. the Red Sea accounted for 30 of Djibouti's 30 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
26 of its 84 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 17 of Yerevan's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
15 of its 20 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
72 of its 138 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jammu accounted for 53 of Kashmir's 72 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
41 of its 93 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heavy rain and storms.
57 of its 251 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Covid was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
101 of its 133 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Darfur accounted for 43 of Sudan's 101 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
35 of its 107 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 16 of Buenos Aires' 24 stories were about protests or strikes.
32 of its 109 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Vienna accounted for 28 of Austria's 32 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Nepal (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); plane crash in Malawi (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Brazil (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Greece (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Saudi Arabia (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 17,544 stories about harm among 100,571 counted on 14 Jun.
For the second day running, the news turned to Kuwait. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 100,571 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran about 7 times their usual in Nepal's news. In Kuwait, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual. On 15 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 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 17 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 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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