We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
168 of its 314 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Mecca accounted for 129 of Saudi Arabia's 168 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (158 stories). Accidents were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
241 of its 568 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Seoul accounted for 189 of South Korea's 241 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
130 of its 330 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nairobi accounted for 68 of Kenya's 130 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 40 of Nairobi's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
567 of its 1,156 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (238 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
17 of its 18 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Noumea accounted for 15 of New Caledonia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 14 of Noumea's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.
202 of its 593 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Philippine accounted for 134 of the Philippines' 202 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
32 of its 151 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 68 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 3 of Windhoek's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.
15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).
Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Ghana (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Nigeria (58 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Switzerland (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in China (17 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 17,500 stories about harm among 94,061 counted on 24 Jun.
The news turned to Saudi Arabia for the ninth day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 94,061 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Saudi Arabia, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual. Ghana's news mentioned Covid about three times as often as usual. On 25 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.
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 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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