We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
159 of its 257 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bogota accounted for 120 of Colombia's 159 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
117 of its 175 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 97 of Palestine's 117 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
403 of Los Angeles' 470 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (614 stories). Food poisoning was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
30 of its 65 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
19 of its 85 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests 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.
18 of its 33 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 14 of Lebanon's 18 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets.
44 of its 131 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Hurricane was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding, storms and tropical storm.
8 of its 13 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 3 of Tbilisi's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
7 of its 19 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in India (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 8,206 stories about harm among 43,539 counted on 8 Jun.
Colombia's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 43,539 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico's news mentioned the hurricane about 7 times as often as usual. On 8 June 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 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 19 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 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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