We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
26 of its 37 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. the Red Sea accounted for 26 of Djibouti's 26 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
15 of its 27 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 7 of Yerevan's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
39 of its 62 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 31 of Haiti's 39 stories about harm, carried by 196 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).
27 of its 105 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
238 of its 669 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
73 of its 141 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 42 of Kashmir's 73 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
654 of its 850 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Accidents were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
95 of its 191 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 65 of Iran's 95 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
55 of its 193 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Mecca accounted for 45 of Saudi Arabia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Heatstroke was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
36 of its 125 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 4 of Rio de Janeiro's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Drought was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.
Also named far more than usual: heatstroke in Saudi Arabia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Greece (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Brazil (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Singapore (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 12,356 stories about harm among 63,011 counted on 15 Jun.
Saudi Arabia's news mentioned the heatstroke more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 63,011 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. For the second day running, the news turned to Djibouti. Djibouti stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. A year earlier, on 16 June 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 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 20 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 harsher 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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