We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
100 of its 134 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Bridgetown accounted for 35 of Barbados' 100 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Storms were named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storm surge.
37 of its 55 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. la Paz accounted for 33 of Bolivia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories).
84 of its 200 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 35 of Nairobi's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
100 of its 303 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
34 of its 66 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Heavy rain was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
952 of its 3,768 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (136 stories). Drownings were named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with bridge collapse.
Ladakh accounted for 49 of Kashmir's 87 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Flooding was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
26 of its 37 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 15 of Nouakchott's 16 stories were about protests or strikes.
29 of its 41 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Baghdad accounted for 17 of Iraq's 29 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets.
90 of its 225 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Storms were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storm surge and cyclone.
Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Nepal (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Mexico (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Kashmir (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Peru (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Jersey (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 10,849 stories about harm among 59,552 counted on 29 Jun.
In Barbados, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 14% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 59,552 stories, as usual. Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Barbados' news. On 30 June 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 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 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 about as 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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