We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
2,175 of its 2,983 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,981 of Israel's 2,175 stories about harm, carried by 772 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Poisoning was named in 63 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.
109 of its 113 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Pedro Juan Caballero accounted for 102 of Paraguay's 109 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
204 of its 228 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Dinka accounted for 171 of South Sudan's 204 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
79 of its 124 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories). Heavy rain was named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
565 of its 856 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Schaffhausen accounted for 497 of Switzerland's 565 stories about harm, carried by 518 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (504 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
341 of its 529 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Amman accounted for 303 of Jordan's 341 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
1,250 of its 1,463 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 1,108 of Afghanistan's 1,250 stories about harm, carried by 723 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (990 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.
772 of its 1,438 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (482 stories). Gas explosion was named in 44 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
62 of its 75 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 55 of Guatemala City's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories).
124 of its 130 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Portugal (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in Namibia (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in Mexico (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); norovirus in Greece (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Iran (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 41,844 stories about harm among 179,273 counted on 24 Jul.
For the fourth day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 179,273 stories, as usual. Mentions of wildfires ran about three times their usual in Portugal's news. In Israel, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual. A year earlier, on 24 July 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 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 23 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 much 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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