We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
199 of its 258 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Alajuela accounted for 122 of Costa Rica's 199 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
387 of its 463 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Jammu accounted for 220 of Kashmir's 387 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (225 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.
276 of its 954 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (149 stories). Measles was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption, drought and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
50 of its 110 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 22 of Dakar's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories).
115 of its 125 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Srebrenica accounted for 111 of Bosnia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
59 of its 81 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
96 of its 220 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 86 of Havana's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories).
379 of its 1,273 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 103 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with meningitis, tsunami and outbreaks.
2,556 of its 8,168 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (885 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
93 of its 300 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 22 of Warsaw's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories).
Also named far more than usual: landslides in Tajikistan (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (103 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Panama (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Niger (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (85 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 41,932 stories about harm among 193,955 counted on 11 Jul.
Costa Rica's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 193,955 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Tajikistan's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Costa Rica.
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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