We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
252 of its 369 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Extreme cold was named in 165 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
229 of its 347 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Banjul accounted for 184 of the Gambia's 229 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 171 of Banjul's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (210 stories).
1,558 of its 3,565 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (549 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
125 of its 253 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
341 of its 539 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Yerevan accounted for 320 of Armenia's 341 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. 275 of Yerevan's 320 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (197 stories).
46 of Jalisco's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories). Chikungunya was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
282 of its 295 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Malaria was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
601 of its 1,853 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (431 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
289 of its 342 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 73 of Tripoli's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. Helicopter crash was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
139 of its 404 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: malaria in Ethiopia (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Japan (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Libya (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Congo (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (37 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 61,037 stories about harm among 289,750 counted on 21 Jul.
Peru's news mentioned extreme cold more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 289,750 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Peru, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 23% is usual.
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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