We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
93 of its 198 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Accra accounted for 69 of Ghana's 93 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Heavy rain was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
304 of its 744 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 65 of Johannesburg's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
196 of its 453 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
21 of its 43 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Baghdad accounted for 13 of Iraq's 21 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).
75 of its 123 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 43 of Palestine's 75 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
356 of its 468 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. la Guaira accounted for 270 of Venezuela's 356 stories about harm, carried by 560 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Measles was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria, dengue and outbreaks.
127 of its 279 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
51 of its 71 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories).
22 of its 88 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).
12 of its 25 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); measles in Venezuela (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Canada (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in US (132 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in UK (24 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 13,648 stories about harm among 75,835 counted on 30 Jun.
It was the second day running that the news turned to Ghana. of the day's 75,835 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned Covid about 8 times as often as usual. Ghana's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%.
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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