We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
890 of its 1,085 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. 184 of Sweida's 197 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Cholera was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
174 of its 289 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Amman accounted for 149 of Jordan's 174 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
90 of its 261 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
369 of its 475 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Caracas accounted for 335 of Venezuela's 369 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. 213 of Caracas' 335 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (316 stories). Landslides were named in 128 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.
100 of its 177 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Stockholm accounted for 87 of Sweden's 100 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
650 of its 1,360 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Hamburg accounted for 566 of Germany's 650 stories about harm, carried by 506 outlets. 460 of Hamburg's 566 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (399 stories).
315 of its 515 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Cairo accounted for 257 of Egypt's 315 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
24 of its 41 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 18 of Melanesia's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
491 of its 856 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Istanbul accounted for 420 of Türkiye's 491 stories about harm, carried by 297 outlets. 396 of Istanbul's 420 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (148 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (128 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Japan (73 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); food poisoning in Kenya (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (73 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 25,749 stories about harm among 102,259 counted on 9 Jul.
Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. the news turned to Syria for the second day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 102,259 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. A year earlier, on 9 July 2016, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Italy, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 25 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.
Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 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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