We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
165 of its 231 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Phnom Penh accounted for 136 of Cambodia's 165 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. 109 of Phnom Penh's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
926 of its 1,126 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Juba accounted for 836 of South Sudan's 926 stories about harm, carried by 563 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Heavy rain was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
1,558 of its 2,780 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (883 stories). Train derailment was named in 106 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash, hunger and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
127 of its 215 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Pyongyang accounted for 115 of North Korea's 127 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories).
125 of its 165 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bishkek accounted for 106 of Kyrgyzstan's 125 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 99 of Bishkek's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (100 stories).
123 of its 154 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. 53 of Bamako's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
70 of its 80 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Srebrenica accounted for 65 of Bosnia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. 43 of Srebrenica's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
737 of its 902 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (130 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hepatitis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
71 of its 121 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
359 of its 724 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 241 of Harare's 263 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Bolivia (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in France (144 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in China (334 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Mozambique (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Bangladesh (110 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 62,841 stories about harm among 280,994 counted on 12 Jul.
The news turned to Cambodia for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 280,994 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Bolivia's news, mentions of respiratory illness ran about three times their usual. Cambodia stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%.
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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