We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
277 of its 418 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
1,266 of its 1,511 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (564 stories). Building collapse was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
109 of its 157 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Montevideo accounted for 96 of Uruguay's 109 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (105 stories).
64 of its 201 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
291 of its 323 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 255 of Somalia's 291 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
127 of its 138 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
16 of its 31 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
86 of its 184 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
455 of its 943 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Hunger was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
319 of its 597 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Yerevan accounted for 303 of Armenia's 319 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (246 stories).
Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Colombia (25 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Laos (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Chile (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 57,355 stories about harm among 281,538 counted on 27 Jul.
Colombia's news mentioned outbreaks about 8 times as often as usual. Nepal's news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%. of the day's 281,538 news stories, 20 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 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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