We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
190 of its 325 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Mecca accounted for 166 of Saudi Arabia's 190 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories). Accidents were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
53 of its 91 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Ndjamena accounted for 47 of Chad's 53 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
32 of its 54 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. the Red Sea accounted for 32 of Djibouti's 32 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
114 of its 347 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 34 of Nairobi's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (14 stories).
226 of its 483 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Tropical storm was named in 133 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane, storms and cyclone.
130 of its 304 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Earthquake was named in 19 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.
26 of its 36 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 3 of Yangon's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).
61 of its 124 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
57 of its 113 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
384 of its 1,294 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (133 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Greece (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Ecuador (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Iran (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 17,362 stories about harm among 99,004 counted on 19 Jun.
Saudi Arabia's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. of the day's 99,004 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Saudi Arabia for the fourth day running. On 20 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as 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 about as 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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