We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
181 of its 260 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Vienna accounted for 70 of Austria's 181 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
134 of its 319 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Nairobi accounted for 83 of Kenya's 134 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
30 of its 41 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.
Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Heavy rain was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hepatitis, tsunami and heatstroke. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
49 of its 100 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bogota accounted for 26 of Colombia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
47 of its 168 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Earthquake was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
82 of its 179 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Covid was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
30 of its 66 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).
12 of its 17 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).
169 of its 381 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Taiwan (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Africa (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in China (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 18,159 stories about harm among 95,165 counted on 11 Jun.
Austria's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 95,165 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Taiwan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Austria. On 11 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 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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