We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,816 of its 5,505 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tokyo accounted for 2,218 of Japan's 2,816 stories about harm, carried by 1,418 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,154 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
322 of its 398 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (230 stories). HIV was named in 250 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
190 of its 336 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Baku accounted for 150 of Azerbaijan's 190 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories).
71 of its 131 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Malaria was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
3,264 of its 5,312 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,854 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
276 of its 497 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
1,302 of its 2,721 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
407 of its 510 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Kabul accounted for 272 of Afghanistan's 407 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
762 of its 836 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 717 of Somalia's 762 stories about harm, carried by 745 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
69 of its 159 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Sri Lanka (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kenya (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Madagascar (18 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hepatitis in Macao (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 59,219 stories about harm among 280,861 counted on 26 Jul.
In Japan, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 14% is usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. Mentions of HIV ran about 6 times their usual in Malawi's news. of the day's 280,861 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.
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 harsher 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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