We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
145 of its 211 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Drownings were named in 33 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.
538 of its 790 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Taipei accounted for 455 of Taiwan's 538 stories about harm, carried by 490 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (494 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
240 of its 272 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Nampala accounted for 163 of Mali's 240 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (174 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
69 of its 103 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 35 of Guatemala City's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
99 of its 171 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Almaty accounted for 85 of Kazakhstan's 99 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
186 of its 317 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Yerevan accounted for 174 of Armenia's 186 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 94 of Yerevan's 174 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (101 stories).
72 of its 242 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 42 of Lima's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
218 of its 307 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Liwonde accounted for 144 of Malawi's 218 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (145 stories).
1,864 of its 3,412 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,626 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
124 of its 308 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: cholera in South Sudan (139 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Ghana (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Singapore (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Malaysia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Afghanistan (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 62,376 stories about harm among 274,710 counted on 19 Jul.
Mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual in South Sudan's news. of the day's 274,710 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Bulgaria stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%.
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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