We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
33,412 of its 94,452 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 12,419 of Dallas' 15,494 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11,526 stories). Measles was named in 171 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with extreme cold. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
912 of its 1,129 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Taipei accounted for 591 of Taiwan's 912 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (238 stories). Drownings were named in 85 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
409 of its 502 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Juba accounted for 357 of South Sudan's 409 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (264 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
318 of its 503 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (252 stories). Poisoning was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
290 of its 421 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jeddah accounted for 198 of Saudi Arabia's 290 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,351 of its 1,623 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Baghdad accounted for 1,071 of Iraq's 1,351 stories about harm, carried by 865 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (757 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
184 of its 278 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 103 of Caracas' 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (107 stories).
736 of its 848 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Dhaka accounted for 574 of Bangladesh's 736 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
69 of its 246 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 44 of Bucharest's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
217 of its 632 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 87 of Harare's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Also named far more than usual: ebola in Guinea (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Philippines (110 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Mozambique (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in China (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in South Korea (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 Jul. 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 66,119 stories about harm among 264,219 counted on 8 Jul.
On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Iraq. Mentions of Ebola ran about 4 times their usual in Guinea's news. of the day's 264,219 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.
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 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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