We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
77 of its 186 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Geneva accounted for 52 of Switzerland's 77 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.
65 of its 174 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Mecca accounted for 52 of Saudi Arabia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
171 of its 360 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
63 of its 170 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
57 of its 104 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 25 of Iran's 57 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
59 of its 176 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 23 of Nairobi's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
Gaza accounted for 123 of Palestine's 141 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
19 of its 38 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 8 of Windhoek's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.
35 of its 107 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).
Also named far more than usual: cholera in Nigeria (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in China (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Ireland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in UK (28 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 11,066 stories about harm among 59,298 counted on 22 Jun.
Switzerland's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. of the day's 59,298 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 23 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 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.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 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 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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