We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
264 of its 534 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Nairobi accounted for 173 of Kenya's 264 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. 162 of Nairobi's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (194 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
54 of its 79 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Damascus accounted for 26 of Syria's 54 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
29 of its 72 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
143 of its 356 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. la Paz accounted for 106 of Bolivia's 143 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. 72 of la Paz's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (52 stories).
30 of its 40 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bratislava accounted for 20 of Slovakia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
58 of its 121 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 33 of Lebanon's 58 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).
18 of its 25 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
18 of its 50 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Morocco (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Israel (53 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Russia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); natural hazards in Canada (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 19,209 stories about harm among 108,099 counted on 27 Jun.
The news turned to Kenya for the fifth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,099 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal's news, mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual. Kenya stood out: 49% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. A year earlier, on 28 June 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, 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 18 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 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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