We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
376 of its 657 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 132 of Russia's 376 stories about harm, carried by 427 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Train derailment was named in 155 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bridge collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
135 of its 296 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dhaka accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 135 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 34 of Dhaka's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
457 of its 673 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (177 stories). Illness was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
27 of its 129 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).
110 of its 260 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
31 of its 83 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
21 of its 61 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).
64 of its 225 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories).
22 of its 79 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 3 of Ocho Rios' 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
15 of its 58 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (106 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in UK (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in India (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 8,585 stories about harm among 44,386 counted on 1 Jun.
Russia's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 44,386 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and Israel. Russia stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. On 1 June 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Switzerland, on 4 of 7 days. Over May, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in May 2024.
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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