We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
1,531 of its 2,301 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,370 of Israel's 1,531 stories about harm, carried by 528 outlets. 876 of Jerusalem's 1,370 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
139 of its 320 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Outbreaks were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
35 of its 55 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold and snowstorms.
43 of its 133 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.
121 of its 169 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Taang accounted for 95 of Myanmar's 121 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 57 of Taang's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories).
825 of its 1,120 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Caracas accounted for 690 of Venezuela's 825 stories about harm, carried by 440 outlets. 575 of Caracas' 690 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Raqqa accounted for 178 of Syria's 363 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
68 of its 180 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 47 of Buenos Aires' 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
80 of its 228 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 43 of Famagusta's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (71 stories).
58 of its 209 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 41 of Santiago's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories).
Also named far more than usual: diphtheria in Italy (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Iceland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (66 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); typhoon in Taiwan (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (68 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 41,037 stories about harm among 198,307 counted on 28 Jul.
Italy's news mentioned the diphtheria more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 198,307 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Israel stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 54%. A year earlier, on 28 July 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.
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 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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