We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,955 of its 2,868 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,801 of Israel's 1,955 stories about harm, carried by 722 outlets. 1,293 of Jerusalem's 1,801 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (987 stories). Storms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
1,708 of its 2,117 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Bodrum accounted for 1,186 of Türkiye's 1,708 stories about harm, carried by 906 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Building collapse was named in 143 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
503 of its 884 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Pyongyang accounted for 415 of North Korea's 503 stories about harm, carried by 486 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (197 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
131 of its 262 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.
256 of its 275 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Sanaa accounted for 168 of Yemen's 256 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
665 of its 843 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Caracas accounted for 477 of Venezuela's 665 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. 450 of Caracas' 477 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
244 of its 337 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
49 of its 165 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
444 of its 1,025 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Heavy rain was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
84 of its 188 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 41 of al-Hoceima's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (55 stories).
Also named far more than usual: hunger in Namibia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (70 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (39 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Albania (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Kenya (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 40,090 stories about harm among 183,133 counted on 21 Jul.
In Namibia's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 183,133 stories, as usual. Israel's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. A year earlier, on 21 July 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.
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 22 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 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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