We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
900 of its 2,263 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 224 of Beijing's 395 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (267 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 232 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
79 of its 83 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Abidjan accounted for 51 of Côte d’Ivoire's 79 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
182 of its 380 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (114 stories). Earthquake was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
13 of its 24 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
533 of its 634 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Hurghada accounted for 411 of Egypt's 533 stories about harm, carried by 379 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (442 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
156 of its 164 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Simba accounted for 93 of Congo's 156 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
862 of its 1,375 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Istanbul accounted for 564 of Türkiye's 862 stories about harm, carried by 430 outlets. 286 of Istanbul's 564 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (634 stories).
904 of its 1,185 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jerusalem accounted for 757 of Israel's 904 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (768 stories).
218 of its 348 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Havana accounted for 180 of Cuba's 218 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).
181 of its 397 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: storms in Mexico (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Vietnam (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Brazil (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 28,353 stories about harm among 110,552 counted on 15 Jul.
For the third day running, the news turned to China. Mexico's news mentioned storms about 4 times as often as usual. 26 in every 100 of the day's 110,552 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In China, 40% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% 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 about as 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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