We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
93 of its 152 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
61 of its 192 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Mecca accounted for 45 of Saudi Arabia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
22 of its 52 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 3 of Amhara's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).
20 of its 29 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).
224 of its 606 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Philippine accounted for 146 of the Philippines' 224 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
95 of its 256 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
88 of its 299 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 41 of Nairobi's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories).
Bangkok accounted for 72 of Thailand's 115 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. 44 of Bangkok's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).
19 of its 32 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Hong Kong (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Singapore (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in China (48 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (44 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 18,181 stories about harm among 103,232 counted on 18 Jun.
The news turned to Iran for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 103,232 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Mexico's news, mentions of tropical storm ran more than ten times their usual. Iran stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. On 19 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 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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