We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
30 of its 89 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Prague accounted for 27 of the Czechia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 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.
82 of its 140 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. la Paz accounted for 50 of Bolivia's 82 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. 33 of la Paz's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (65 stories).
48 of its 109 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 31 of Lebanon's 48 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
15 of its 28 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
181 of its 421 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Nairobi accounted for 108 of Kenya's 181 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 86 of Nairobi's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
64 of its 111 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and landslides.
20 of its 54 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Covid was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.
1,344 of its 5,098 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (323 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Gaza accounted for 137 of Palestine's 218 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
37 of its 58 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Peru (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Mexico (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Mongolia (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in France (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 18,556 stories about harm among 104,546 counted on 28 Jun.
Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Peru's news. of the day's 104,546 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Czechia stood out: 34% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. A year earlier, on 29 June 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 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 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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