We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
380 of its 1,144 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tehran accounted for 264 of Iran's 380 stories about harm, carried by 531 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
25 of its 26 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. la Paz accounted for 19 of Bolivia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 17 of la Paz's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.
15 of its 23 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).
24 of its 117 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).
79 of its 133 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
50 of its 80 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 30 of Palestine's 50 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
50 of its 99 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Havana accounted for 26 of Cuba's 50 stories about harm, carried by 7 outlets. 13 of Havana's 26 stories were about protests or strikes.
36 of its 85 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. la Espriella accounted for 25 of Colombia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets.
10 of its 32 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Beirut accounted for 39 of Lebanon's 80 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: heatwave in France (27 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Australia (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in India (49 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatstroke in UK (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 6,244 stories about harm among 34,856 counted on 21 Jun.
Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 34,856 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Iran stood out: 33% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%.
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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