We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
135 of its 266 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Mecca accounted for 98 of Saudi Arabia's 135 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (127 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
173 of its 337 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kharkiv accounted for 76 of Ukraine's 173 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (125 stories). Power cuts were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
57 of its 130 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
70 of its 170 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Nairobi accounted for 46 of Kenya's 70 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 31 of Nairobi's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
210 of its 465 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
55 of its 149 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Wildfires were named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.
29 of its 87 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
7 of its 12 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 6 of la Paz's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).
183 of its 258 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Gaza accounted for 147 of Palestine's 183 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Landslides were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in China (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Canada (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 9,828 stories about harm among 50,200 counted on 23 Jun.
For the eighth day running, the news turned to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 50,200 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. On 24 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Saudi Arabia, on 7 of 7 days.
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 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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