We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
258 of its 821 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (144 stories). Ebola was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks, storms and drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Gaza accounted for 36 of Palestine's 57 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 61 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heatstroke, hunger and food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Tehran accounted for 217 of Iran's 371 stories about harm, carried by 423 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
30 of its 38 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
34 of its 168 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories).
21 of its 57 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.
38 of Abuja's 75 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
Moscow accounted for 51 of Russia's 86 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Power cuts were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Venezuela (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Australia (46 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 13,472 stories about harm among 78,161 counted on 24 Jun.
Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in France's news. of the day's 78,161 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to France for the second day running. France's news was 31% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%.
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 softer 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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